NHTSA campaign 99V098000
Hart Recall 99V-098: HART/HORSE TRAILER SAFETY CABLE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V098000 was reported by HART TRAILERS on April 29, 1999, with 133 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Hart Trailer for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on May 26, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V098000 (also written 99V-098 or 99V098)
- Filed by
- HART TRAILERS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 133 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigations
- Preliminary Evaluation PE98-058, Recall Query RQ02-005 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V098000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Hart
Hart Trailer
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 17, 1995 – July 12, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V098000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUMPER-PULL HORSE TRAILERS. THE SAFETY CABLES, USED TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE, ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THIMBLES AND THUS DO NOT CONFORM TO SAE J684.
Safety consequence
THE CABLE COULD FAIL ALLOWING THE TRAILER/TOW VEHICLE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW SAFETY CABLES WITH THIMBLES, WHICH CONFORM TO SAE J684.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 26, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HART AT 1-888-810-4278.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V098000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.