EQUIPMENT:OTHER PIECES:TRAILER HITCHES AND ATTACHM

Description

DUE TO AN INADEQUATE DESIGN, THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENT CAN DETACH FROM THE TRAILER FRAME. WHEN IN USE TO SECURE CARGO, FAILURE OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE ANCHOR ATTACHMENTS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CARGO ONTO THE ROADWAY AND CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH BY OTHER VEHICLES USING THE ROADWAY.

Product details

Product

EQUIPMENT:OTHER PIECES:TRAILER HITCHES AND ATTACHM

Type

Vehicle

Manufacturer

DORSEY CORPORATION

Model numbers

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UPCs

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What you should do

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TRAILERS FOR DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT, ADD A REINFORCEMENT BAR AND AN ADDITIONAL WELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHAIN SLEEVE, WELD UP CRACKS IN THE CROSSMEMBER WEB, AND ADD WEB REINFORCEMENT BARS TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON UNITS WHICH SHOW DAMAGE TO THE CHAIN SLEEVE ATTACHMENT TO THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER.