2000 NU Van 109475Dblch & 2000 NU Van NVC75102 recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: auto transport semi-trailers equipped with stinger steering and fontaine custom duty fifth wheel couplers. A trailer CAN become un-coupled without being released by the driver or operator.
💥 The risk
Loss of the trailer increases the risk of personal property or a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install safety chains, "danger" and operating instructions for the operators at the coupler and inside of the truck cab.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V028001
- Manufacturer
- NU VAN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 363
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-487-1734
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 1, 2000
- Built
- Jul 1, 1993 – Feb 2, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owner notification began on june 1, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nuvan at 1-800-487-1734.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).