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Trailer Hitch: All Technical Service Bulletins
Recall 89V078000: Trailer Hitch Mounting Defect

THERE MAY BE BELOW SPECIFIED TORQUE ON THE TRAILER HITCH ATTACHING FASTENERS, ALLOWING THE TRAILER HITCH
TO MOVE UNDER TOWING LOADS. FASTENERS COULD FAIL; IF THIS OCCURS WHILE TRAILER IS BEING PULLED, HITCH AND
TRAILER COULD SEPARATE AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECT TORQUE IN TRAILER
HITCH FASTENERS TO PREVENT TRAILER SEPARATION. 

SYSTEM: TRAILER HITCH FASTENERS. 

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB TRUCKS WITH OPTIONAL TRAILER HITCH (VR4).

1989           CHEVROLET TRUCK                       C10
1989           CHEVROLET TRUCK                       C20
1989           CHEVROLET TRUCK                       C30
1989           CHEVROLET TRUCK                       K10
1989           CHEVROLET TRUCK                       K20
1989           CHEVROLET TRUCK                       K30
1989                       GMC                       C15
1989                       GMC                       C25
1989                       GMC                       C35
1989                       GMC                       K15
1989                       GMC                       K25
1989                       GMC                       K35

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