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Wildcat Mfg. Co. pintle eye used in the tongue assembly does not have an adequate vertical or horizontal load rating for the gross weight of the vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 10V-191 · Reported May 7, 2010 · 74 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Wildcat Mfg. Co.
VEHICLES AFFECTED
74
REMEDY
FIELD KIT MODIFICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
COST
Free

The short version

WILDCAT MFG. CO. INC reported a problem with the trailer hitches. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE PINTLE EYE USED IN THE TONGUE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL LOAD RATING FOR THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE.

WHY IT MATTERS

THE PINTLE EYE COULD FAIL RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TONGUE FROM THE TOW VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

FIELD KIT MODIFICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-191.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-191

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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