OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
04E057000
Equipment
Reported Aug 6, 2004 · MASTERLOCK CO.
Summary
AFTERMARKET MASTERLOCK INTERCHANGEABLE HITCH BALLS, P/NOS. 2806 DAT, 2807 DAT, AND 2867 DAT.
Consequence
IF THE CONSUMER USES THE BALL WITHOUT THE CLIP, THE BALL COULD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE HITCH DURING USE, RESULTING IN THE TOWING VEHICLE'S HITCH DISENGAGING FROM THE TRAILER, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
MASTER LOCK WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE HITCH BALL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 17, 2004. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MASTERLOCK AT 414-766-6224.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.
Vehicle entries in this campaign
This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗