American Steel: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for American Steel. NHTSA received the reports from 1975 to 1987. The campaigns have 8,798 units in total. The newest campaign is 87E037000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Dec 1987.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 8,798 units in total.

87E037000Received 14 Dec 1987. 5,579 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The bracket pin cotter key on the connection between the fifth wheel and the mounting bracket on truck frame was replaced with a hitch pin clip. This clip was found to be of inadequate metal hardness.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Inadequate metal hardness could result in hitch pin clipfailure and possible result in separation of the tractor from trailer.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The hitch pin clip will be replaced with an improved clinch pin.
Products named: American Steel.
Report filed by AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES.
75E005000Received 15 Dec 1975. 1,675 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
Products named: American Steel.
Report filed by AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES.
75E045000Received 2 Dec 1975. 1,544 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
Products named: American Steel.
Report filed by AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

American Steel equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1975, with 2 campaigns.

Official channels

NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. American Steel: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/american-steel/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units does a American Steel equipment campaign have?: The median American Steel campaign has 1,675 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the American Steel campaigns name most often?: Trailer Hitches, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.