- Vehicles
- 162
- Built between
- Mar 1985 – Apr 1985
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 December 1985
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1985 and April 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1985 Theurer TheurerBuilt March 1985 to April 1985
What the defect is
Two welds connecting the pintle hook crossmember assembly to the trailers suspension subframe have been omitted. This causes cracks to form on crossmember when towing another trailer. Consequence of defect: these fatigue cracks will rapidly develop in the pintle hook crossmember and continue to grow until the crossmember separates from the trailer's suspension subframe. A separated towed vehicle would be out of control until its emergency braking system brings it to a stop. However, an accident may occur during the time it is out of control.
What gets fixed
ADD ANY MISSING WELDS AND APPLY REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS. REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE ANY CRACKED PINTLE HOOK CROSSMEMBERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1985 to April 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 December 1985
- Owners notified3 December 1985
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 December 1985.
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
- THEURER INC.
- 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
System:suspension/crossmember assembly. Vehicle DESCRIPTION:28 foot long, single axle van trailers equipped to towanother trailer.
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.