Chevrolet C10, C20, C30, K10 and 8 more (1989): Trailer hitches
Recall 89V078000 · May 15, 1989 · General Motors Corp.
5,863
vehicles affected
5,863
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 89V078000
- Date
- May 15, 1989
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 5,863
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Trailer hitches
- Model years
- 1989
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THERE MAY BE BELOW SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING FASTENERS, ALLOWING THE TRAILER HITCH TO MOVE UNDER TOWING LOADS.
What can happen
FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILERIS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULDOCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
CORRECT TORQUE IN TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS TO PREVENT TRAILER SEPARATION.
Vehicles covered
12 models, 12 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 89V078000?
12 models: Chevrolet C10 (1989), Chevrolet C20 (1989), Chevrolet C30 (1989) and 9 more, about 5,863 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 89V078000?
CORRECT TORQUE IN TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS TO PREVENT TRAILER SEPARATION.
What can happen?
FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILERIS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULDOCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.