- Vehicles
- 4,400
- Built between
- Oct 1983 – Mar 1984
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 January 1986
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1983 and March 1984. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1984 Utility UtilityBuilt October 1983 to March 1984
What the defect is
A forging defect is present in the dana semi trailer king pin which causes it to fail. Consequence of defect: king pin failure could cause loss of vehicle control without prior warning which could lead to a crash.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE FRONT SUBFRAME WHICH INCLUDES THE KING PIN.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1983 to March 1984
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 January 1986
- Owners notified17 January 1986
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 3 January 1986.
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
- UTILITY TRAILER MFG. 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
System: king pin bearing numbers W6 27333 or W6 27233.VEHICLE description: van or flatbed commercial semitrailers with GVWR FROM20,000 to 70,000LBS.
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.