NHTSA recall campaign

83V084000

Trailer Hitches

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4Affected configurations shown141Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentTrailer Hitches
Report receivedFeb 9, 1983
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

PLATFORM TRAILER HITCHES WERE PRODUCED FROM OTHER THAN PURE STEEL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE HITCH WILL NOT WITHSTAND NORMAL STRESSES.

What fixes it

Official remedy

THE HITCH PLATFORM ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.

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 83V084000

1983 CHEVROLET G30Open vehicle record →1983 CHEVROLET G20Open vehicle record →1983 GMC CABALLEROOpen vehicle record →1983 GMC G30Open vehicle record →

Owner action

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