NHTSA recall campaign

00V265001

Trailer Hitches

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7Affected configurations shown1,953Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentTrailer Hitches
Report receivedDec 9, 2000
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A TRAILER BREAKING LOOSE FROM A TOW VEHICLE, THE MALFUNCTION OF A BREAKAWAY SWITCH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR BOTH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

TEKONSHA IS NOTIFYING DISTRIBUTORS AND ORIGINAL EQUPIMENT MANUFACTURERS AND WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BREAKAWAY DEVICE WITH NEW BREAKAWAY KITS FREE OF CHARGE. ALSO, TEKONSHA WILL REIMBURSE FOR ALL FREIGHT CHARGES TO AND FROM ITS CUSTOMERS ON RECALLED PART NUMBER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 00V265001

2000 COACHMEN CATALINAOpen vehicle record →2000 COACHMEN FUTURAOpen vehicle record →2000 COACHMEN LITE TTOpen vehicle record →2000 COACHMEN LITE FWOpen vehicle record →2000 COACHMEN ROYALOpen vehicle record →2000 COACHMEN PROSPERAOpen vehicle record →2000 SHASTA CADETOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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