{"id":119340,"date":"2021-01-04T14:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/featherlite-4950-1997-00v408000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T14:39:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:39:12","slug":"featherlite-4950-1997-00v408000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/featherlite-4950-1997-00v408000\/","title":{"rendered":"Featherlite 4950 (1997) &#8211; 00V408000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Defect Description For Recall<\/h2><p>Vehicle Description:  Trailers Equipped With Dotsco Couplers And Safety Chain\/Fastener Assemblies. The Coupler Locking Pin That Ensures That The Coupler Remains Locked Can Be Misplaced And Not Installed By The Operator.  The Coupler Locking Pin Also Had A Safety Pin, Which Could Be Misplaced Or Come Loose And Fall Out.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>FEATHERLITE<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Model Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>4950<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Year<\/h2><p>1997<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Recall Campaign Number<\/h2><p>00V408000<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Component Description<\/h2><p>Trailer Hitches<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Effect Of Defect<\/h2><p>Should Either Situation Happen, The Locking Mechanism Of The Coupler Can Move Upward Thus Allowing The Locking Jaws Of The Coupler To Open Enough To Allow The Coupler To Release From The Ball On The Tow Vehicle.  The Safety Chain Assemblies May Also Have An Inadequate Fastener, Which Could Allow The Safety Chain To Become Detached From The Trailer In The Event The Trailer Becomes Uncoupled, Allowing The Safety Chain To Become Detached From The Trailer.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Fix Defect<\/h2><p>Dealers Will Install A Coupler And Safety Chain\/Fastener Kit To These Trailers.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Featherlite, Inc.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Start Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>19970220<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">End Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20000227<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Type Of Vehicle Recall<\/h2><p>V<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Number Affected<\/h2><p>90<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Owners Notified<\/h2><p>20001220<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Initiated By<\/h2><p>Mfr<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Responsible Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Featherlite, Inc.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Report Received<\/h2><p>20001205<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Campaign Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Part Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard<\/h2><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle recall defect &#8211; Vehicle Description:  Trailers Equipped With Dotsco Couplers And Safety Chain\/Fastener Assemblies. The Coupler Locking Pin That Ensures That The Coupler Remains Locked Can Be Misplaced And Not Installed By The Operator.  The Coupler Locking Pin Also Had A Safety Pin, Which Could Be Misplaced Or Come Loose And Fall Out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[13236,1071],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}