Reese Trailer Hitches

Reese is recalling about 717 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. Broken welds on the trailer hitch can allow a trailer toseparate from the towing vehicle and result in a possible vehicle accident.

Campaign
93E005000
Manufacturer
REESE PRODUCTS, INC
Reported
9 February 1993
Vehicles
717
Built between
Apr 1992 – Oct 1992
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 April 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 1992 and October 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Reese Trailer HitchBuilt April 1992 to October 1992

What the defect is

The weld on the trailer hitch can break.

What could happen

Broken welds on the trailer hitch can allow a trailer toseparate from the towing vehicle and result in a possible vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 1992 to October 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 February 1993
  3. Owners notified9 April 1993

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 February 1993.

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
REESE PRODUCTS, 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: trailer hitch.equipment description: trailer hitch (designed to fit 1992 and 1993 mitsubishimontera vehicles.)

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.

Same component

Same brand