General Motors Corp.: Trailer Hitches
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 30, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,821. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ONE OF THE THREE SPECIFIED TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS PER SIDE IS MISSING WHICH CAN CAUSE THE EXISTING FASTENERS TO LOOSEN AND FAIL.
The risk
IF THE EXISTING FASTENERS FAIL WHILE TOWING A TRAILER,THE TRAILER WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK AND CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BOLT, TWO WASHERS, AND A NUT, ON EACH SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Chevrolet C107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Chevrolet K207 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC C107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 GMC K207 | 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 94V057000.
Full record for the 1994 Chevrolet C107 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →