Vehicle recall 85V117000 · September 24, 1985
1980-1985 Alfa Travel Trailer
Pinboxes welded to the hitch of the 5th wheel unit may bend under certain conditions where maximum stress is approached or exceeded, causing the kingpin to break.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Pinboxes welded to the hitch of the 5th wheel unit may bend under certain conditions where maximum stress is approached or exceeded, causing the kingpin to break. Consequence of defect: if the kingpin breaks free of the pinbox, the trailer could slide off the hitch and damage the towing truck or may separate completely from the towing vehicle and result in an accident.
- Remedy
- Repair and reinforce pinbox as necessary.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: travel trailers, 5th wheel type. System: trailer hitch, 5th wheel.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 85V117000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 24, 1985
- Filed by
- ALFA LEISURE,INC.
- Owner notification
- September 24, 1985
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 820
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
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