Mallard Coach Corp.: Trailer Hitches
Mallard Coach Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 18, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 62. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF THIS TRAVEL TRAILER MAKES DYNAMIC HANDLING OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER UNDER ROAD CONDITIONS VERY DIFFICULT.
The risk
DIFFICULTY IN DYNAMIC HANDLING OF THE TRAILER CAN RESULTIN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE VEHICULAR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REORGANIZE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAILERS BY MOVING THE BUILT IN FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES TO A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Mallard Prairie Schooner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V034000.
Full record for the 1990 Mallard Prairie Schooner → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →