- Vehicles
- 218
- Built between
- Mar 1983 – Aug 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 December 1985
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1983 and August 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1983 Grumman KurbmasterBuilt March 1983 to August 1983
What the defect is
The reinforcing plates were omitted from the trailer pin box assembly, which is used to hold the fifth wheel assembly to the trailer. Consequence of defect: a fatique failure off the pin box allow the fifth wheel assembly to separate from the trailer. Therefore, the trailer will fall off the towing truck and roll uncontrolled on the roadway. This may cause an accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE PIN BOX ASSEMBLY IF REINFORCEMENT PLATES ARE MISSING.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1983 to August 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 December 1985
- Owners notified16 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 20 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
- GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., 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:reinforcement plates, fifth wheel. Vehicle description:fifth wheel trailers designed to be pulled behind a fordf series pickup truck.
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.