Cobra Industries, Inc.: Trailer Hitches
Cobra Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 2, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 24. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR TRAILER HITCH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS OF AN ATTACHED TRAILER.
The risk
THE MOUNTING BRACKET CAN SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME, ANDTHE TRAILER WILL ONLY BE ATTACHED BY THE SAFETY CHAINS, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSSOF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER AND/OR THE MOTORHOME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE TRAILER HITCH FRAME.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Cobra Monterey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Cobra Riviera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Cobra Monterey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Cobra Riviera | 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 93V054000.
Full record for the 1993 Cobra Monterey → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →