Recall 96V188000: Karavan trailers

Report received

Sep 25, 1996

Manufacturer

Karavan trailers

Potentially affected

282vehicles

Model years

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Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

The alignment bolt was not torqued to specification.

Possible consequence

This undertorquing can allow the alignment bolt to loosen and fall out of the assembly. Once the bolt is gone, the spring leaf can shift and eventually fall away from the axle allow the bed of the trailer to fall against the tire increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.

Remedy

Dealers are replacing the spring sets on these trailers.