Timpte, Inc.: Trailer Hitches
Timpte, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 15, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 49. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: "PUP" TRAILERS, MODELS D2166 AND D2168, EQUIPPED WITH A FIXED TURNTABLE DOLLY WITH A TONGUE THAT WILL ATTACH TO A PINTLE HITCH ON THE LEAD UNIT. THE CAP SCREWS THAT ATTACH THE TURNTABLE TO THE SUSPENSION FRAME CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRAILER.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE FASTENED CONNECTION WHILE THE TRAILER IS IN USE COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH, DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAP SCREWS ON THESE TRAILERS.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Timpte D2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Timpte D2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Timpte D2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Timpte D2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Timpte D2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Timpte D2168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Timpte D2166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Timpte D2168 | 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 99V053000.
Full record for the 1998 Timpte D2166 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →