1992 Lufkin Tfv-Ip

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Body	1		1	0	1

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches02V127000

Filed May 3, 20025,886 vehiclesLufkin Industries, Inc.

Defect. SOME STEEL KINGPINS SUPPLIED BY CUSTOM FORGE, FOR USE ON CERTAIN VAN TRAILERS, HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO POSSESS INADEQUATE HEAT TREATMENT.

Risk. COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THE KINGPIN CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN DETACHMENT OF THE KINGPIN FROM A TRAILER AND UNINTENDED SEPARATION OF TRACTOR AND TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS TO VERIFY THE KINGPIN BRAND AND HEAT LOT AND DETERMINE IF THE KINGPIN IS CRACKED. CUSTOMERS WILL BE ADVISED TO REMOVE FROM SERVICE ANY TRAILERS DISCOVERED TO HAVE CRACKED KINGPINS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEGAN NOVEMBER 24, 2004. 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 LUFKIN AT 1-800-324-3812.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › BodyCrash1 injured1 killed

Filed Aug 25, 2009FL

TRACTOR TRAILER TURNS LEFT ACROSS HIGHWAY. 2000 FORD TAURUS STRIKES LEFT SIDE OF 1992 LUFKIN TRAILER, UNDERRIDES THE TRAILER, SEVERELY COMPROMISING THE OCCUPANT CAPSULE. SIDE UNDERRIDE INJURES AT LEAST 1900 PEOPLE PER YEAR, KILLING AT LEAST 77 PER YEAR, LIKELY MUCH HIGHER. A SIMPLE GUARD ALONG THE SIDES OF TRAILERS WOULD PREVENT COMPROMISE OF THE OCCUPANT CAPSULE IN IMPACTS AT SPEEDS OTHERWISE SURVIVABLE. THE GUARD CAN BE COVERED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT IMPROVES THE FUEL EFFICIENCY, MORE THAN OFFSETTING ANY LOSS OF FUEL EFFICIENCY DUE TO EXTRA WEIGHT, AND SAVES MORE MONEY THAN THE COST OF THE GUARD ITSELF. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths	Assessment
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993	0	1	0	Routine
1992 — this page	1	1	1	Fatalities reported

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1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 3, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.