- Vehicles
- 2,149
- Built between
- Dec 1984 – Mar 1993
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 May 1993
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1984 and March 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1989-1993 Automatic KartoteBuilt December 1984 to March 1993
What the defect is
The car dolly wheels were installed with 90 degree cone lug nuts instead of 60 degree cone lug nuts. The lug nuts do not seat properly in the wheel holes and can become loose.
What could happen
Loose lug nuts can cause dolly wheel separation andresults in loss of vehicle and/or car dolly control and a possible accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE 90 DEGREE CONE LUG NUTS WITH LUG NUTS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1984 to March 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 May 1993
- Owners notified12 May 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 21 May 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
- AUTOMATIC EQUIP. 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: equipment: tow dollies models KT175I, KT175IS, KT200I, KT200IS.VEHICLE description: galvanized industrial car towing dollies. Models KT175IAND KT175IS were manufactured between december, 1989 and december, 1991. MODELSKT200I and KT200SI were manufactured between january 1990 and march, 1993.
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.