- Vehicles
- 58,610
- Built between
- Nov 1979 – Apr 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 May 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1979 and April 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Fulton FultonBuilt November 1979 to April 1980
What the defect is
The couplers or repair kits in question were assembled with a nut which may be cracked all the way through. In the event that the cracked nut comes loose, the coupler may separate from the ball of the towing vehicle. The trailer would then be attached to the towing vehicle only by the safety chains.
What gets fixed
OWNER IS INSTRUCTED TO VISUALLY INSPECT NUTS, REPAIR KITS, AND/OR ASSEMBLED COUPLERS TO LOCATE AND REMOVE ANY CRACKED NUTS. MANUFACTURER WILL PROVIDE REPLACEMENT NUTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1979 to April 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 May 1980
- Owners notified17 May 1980
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 16 May 1980.
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
- FULTON
- 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 category: trailers.system: equipment; couplers and coupler repair kits; fulton, part nos. 11-200THROUGH 11-305, 22-200 through 22-300, 58-0101 through 59-0101.CONSEQUENCES of defect: a trailer attached only by the safety chains may causeloss of control of the towing vehicle. If the safety chains break, trailerwould separate and run out of control. In either case an accident could occur.
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.