Vehicle recall 99V098000 · April 29, 1999
1996 Hart Trailer
Vehicle description: bumper-pull horse trailers.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: bumper-pull horse trailers. The safety cables, used to maintain a connection between the trailer and tow vehicle, are not equipped with thimbles and thus do not conform to sae J684.
- Consequence
- The cable could fail allowing the trailer/tow vehicle to separate, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install new safety cables with thimbles, which conform to sae J684.
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 26, 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact hart at 1-888-810-4278.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V098000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 29, 1999
- Filed by
- HART TRAILERS
- Owner notification
- May 26, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 133
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Hart Trailer (1996): 1996
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