Ernest Holmes Ernest Holmes (1984): Equipment
Recall 85V062000 · May 14, 1985 · Ernest Holmes Company
18
vehicles affected
18
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 85V062000
- Date
- May 14, 1985
- Maker
- Ernest Holmes Company
- Units affected
- 18
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Mechanical > Wrecker and wheel lift devices
- Model years
- 1984
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE COUNTER BALANCE VALVE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC BOOM LIFT TO LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BOOM LOWER WITH A VEHICLE IN TOW, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Holmes | Ernest Holmes | 1984 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 85V062000?
1 model: Ernest Holmes Ernest Holmes (1984), about 18 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 85V062000?
INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.
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.