Monon Trailer Hitches

Monon is recalling about 750 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. Coupler separation can result in the trailer separatingfrom its towing vehicle resulting in a possible vehicle accident.

Campaign
93V158000
Manufacturer
MONON CORPORATION
Reported
24 September 1993
Vehicles
750
Built between
Jun 1992 – Nov 1992
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
20 August 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 1992 Monon MononBuilt June 1992 to November 1992

What the defect is

The lower flange of the king pin can crack. This could cause coupler separation.

What could happen

Coupler separation can result in the trailer separatingfrom its towing vehicle resulting in a possible vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

MONON WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE COUPLER ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING THE KING PIN, UNTIL A REPLACEMENT KING PIN REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE IS DEVELOPED. THE REPLACEMENT KING PINS WILL BE FROM A DIFFERENT SUPPLIER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 1992 to November 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 September 1993
  3. Owners notified20 August 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 24 September 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
MONON CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
ODI

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: trailer hitches and attachments.vehicle description: commercial trailers equipped with king pins supplied byoverseas products, inc., identified by the numerals 022 stamped on the lowersurface of the king pins.

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