1978 American Trailers 3240 Recalls

All 1978 American Trailers 3240 recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.

October 12th, 1979
Recalled Component
STRUCTURE
Recall Date
October 12th, 1979
Units Effected
125
NHTSA Campaign Number: 79V057000
Manufacturer: AMERICAN TRAILERS, INC.
Manufactured Begin Date: November 1st, 1977
Manufactured End Date: February 1st, 1979
Date of Owner Notification: April 24th, 1979

Defect Summary:
THE REAR LOWER FRAME SUPPORTING MEMBER MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE FAILURE DUE TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF INFERIOR ALUMINUM ALLOY. THESE CRACKS COULD TRAVEL THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BUCK PLATE.

Corrective Summary:
AN OVERLAY OF HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM WILL BE AFFIXED TO THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE BUCK PLATE AND REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE DONE AT NO COST TO OWNERS.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS, LIVESTOCK.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; REAR BUCK PLATE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE SUBFRAMES AND RUNNING GEAR MAY FALL FROM VEHICLECREATING A HAZARD AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT FOR OTHER DRIVERS.

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