1993 Roadmaster Ht-s-201 Recalls

All 1993 Roadmaster Ht-s-201 recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

March 29th, 1996
Recalled Component
TRAILER HITCHES
Recall Date
March 29th, 1996
Units Effected
1,289
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96E008000
Manufacturer: ROADMASTER, LLC
Manufactured Begin Date: January 1st, 1993
Manufactured End Date: May 1st, 1993
Date of Owner Notification: March 19th, 1996

Defect Summary:
THE QUICK DISCONNECT IS SUBJECT TO METAL FATIGUE AROUND THE BOLT HOLES.

Consequence Summary:
THE QUICK DISCONNECT CAN BREAK ACROSS THE BOLT HOLES CAUSING THE TOW BAR TO SEPARATE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE TOWED VEHICLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Corrective Summary:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE TOW BARS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED TOW BARS WHICH WILL HAVE STRONGER STEEL, ADDITIONAL STEEL SUPPORT GUSSETS AND SAFETY PLATES.

Recall Notes:
SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; TRAILER HITCHES AND ATTACHMENTS.EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: TOW BARS UTILIZING A QUICK DISCONNECT.NOTE: OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE A NEW TOW BAR FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN AREASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT ROADMASTER AT 1-503-288-9898. ALSO CONTACTTHE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT1-800-424-9393.

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