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United States 93V130000

FOUR WINDS CMPR. MFG. CO.

TRAILER HITCHES — EQUIPMENT:OTHER PIECES:TRAILER HITCHES AND ATTACHM · August 25, 1993

The problem

THESE TRAVEL TRAILERS HAVE TOO LIGHT A HITCH WEIGHT AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT.

Risk

LOW HITCH WEIGHT CAN RESULT IN INSTABILITY AND POORDIRECTIONAL CONTROL BETWEEN THE TOW VEHICLE AND THE TRAVEL TRAILER.

What owners should do

STEEL BARS WILL BE ADDED TO THE HITCH PORTION OF THE TRAILER FRAME TO ATTAIN OR EXCEED 10 PERCENT OF THE TRAILER WEIGHT TO THE HITCH WEIGHT AS RECOMMENDED BY INDUSTRY GUIDELINE.

Units 1024

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