Trailmobile Structure

Trailmobile is recalling about 150 vehicles over a problem with the structure.

Campaign
78V084000
Manufacturer
PULLMAN, INCORPORATED
Reported
19 April 1978
Vehicles
150
Built between
Jul 1977 – Aug 1977
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 April 1978
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1977 and August 1977. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1977 Trailmobile 0131A-15A1Built July 1977 to August 1977

What the defect is

Certain welds attaching the landing gear transverse supporting bracketry to the main landing gear attaching bracket may have been applied with poor welding techniques. Because of this misapplication of welding, this bracketry can become disengaged from the main landing gear attaching bracket.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY REWELD THE ATTACHING BRACKET TO PRECLUDE ANY POOR WELDS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1977 to August 1977
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 April 1978
  3. Owners notified10 April 1978

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 19 April 1978.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
PULLMAN, INCORPORATED
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

Vehicle description: semi-trailers.system: structure; landing gear attaching bracket.consequences of defect: during loading or unloading by use of forklifts, forcescould be exerted which could allow the trailer to fall over on its side. Thiscould occur without prior warning and personal injury could result.

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.

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