- Vehicles
- 10,026
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 July 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Tekonsha Trailer Hitch Receiver
What the defect is
Equipment description: tekonsha (surepull towing systems) trailer hitch receivers sold for use on certain chevrolet blazer, oldsmobile bravada, and gmc jimmy trucks between september 1994 and june 2001, part nos. 37453, 37453-23, 37453-27, 37451, SP451, 25953, 25951, and SP951. These hitches were mislabeled as to their weight distributing capabilities, or are of a similar design, and could fail if overloaded, causing the support arms to break without warning.
What could happen
The defect can cause the support arms to break without warning, allowing the towed vehicle to disengage from the towing vehicle, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
TEKONSHA IS NOTIFYING DISTRIBUTORS AND ORIGINAL EQUPIMENT MANUFACTURERS AND WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 23, 2001.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 July 2001
- Owners notified23 July 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 July 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 tekonsha towing systems at 1-888-422-8060.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TEKONSHA ENGINEERING CO.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.