Recall 91E012000: Tow Bar Attachment Defect

HITCH TOW BAR COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VERTICAL MOUNTING PLATE, RESULTING IN TOWBAR ATTACHMENT FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF TRAILER FROM TOW VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. A COMPONENT WILL BE SUPPLIED TO CUSTOMER TO BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE TOWING LOOP, TO ELIMINATE CYCLIC STRESS IN THE VERTICAL LOAD PLATE. UNITS FOUND WITH EXISTING FATIGUE FRACTURES WILL BE REPLACED WITH MODIFIED HITCHES.

SYSTEM: TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED ON 1990 AND 1991 ACURA INTEGRA. DEFECT DESCRIPTION: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TRAILER HITCH VERTICAL MOUNTING PLATE CAUSED BY CYCLIC STRESS FROM EXTENDED USE UNDER OVERLOADED CONDITIONS, IN THE ZONE ADJACENT TO A WELD.

NOTE: THIS RECALL IS BEING CONDUCTED BY CARROL SMITH CONSULTING, INC.

1900 CARROL SMITH TRAILER HITCH
1990 ACURA INTEGRA
1991 ACURA INTEGRA