Trailer hitches (Highway)
Vehicle recall 69V-167. NHTSA received HIGHWAY TRAILER IND.,INC.’s report on Nov 24, 1969.
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The short answer
NHTSA received HIGHWAY TRAILER IND.,INC.’s report on Nov 24, 1969. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Trailer hitches.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: POSSIBILITY THAT SINGLE AXLE CONTAINER CHASSIS MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE PIPE USED INFORMING ‘A’ BRACE FOR REAR HITCH PLATE ASSEMBLY.IF THIS CON- DITION EXISTS,THE REAR HITCH PLATE COULD SEPARATE FROM FRAME CAUSING DAMAGE AND RISK TOSAFETY OF OTHERS.(CORRECT BY REPLACING PIPE STRUC- TURE WITH 1/2”X4”X36” HOTROLLED STEEL BARS.) POSSIBILITY THAT TANDEM AXLE CHASSIS REAR HITCH PLATEASSEMBLY REIN- FORCEMENT BRACE WAS OMITTED IN PRODUCTION.(CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND INSTALLING PLATE REINFORCING BRACE WHERE NECESSARY.)
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 12 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Highway Highway
Who is recalling it?
- Made by HIGHWAY TRAILER IND.,INC..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.