Reese Products, Inc: Trailer Hitches
Reese Products, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 22, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 670. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE WELD ON THE RECEIVER UNIT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CAN BREAK.
The risk
IF THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE TRAILER CAN SEPARATE FROM THETOWING VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 Mitsubishi Montero | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 Toyota Land Cruiser | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Dodge Raider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Isuzu Amigo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 Isuzu Trooper | 57 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| 1991 Isuzu Trooper II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Mitsubishi Montero | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Dodge Raider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Isuzu Amigo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Isuzu Trooper | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990 Isuzu Trooper II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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 93E023000.
Full record for the 1993 Toyota Land Cruiser → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →