Automatic Equipment: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Automatic Equipment. NHTSA received the reports from 1992 to 2000. The campaigns have 4,718 units in total. The newest campaign is 00E001000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jan 2000.

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 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,718 units in total.

00E001000Received 19 Jan 2000. 2,406 units.
Trailer Hitches
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Equipment description: tow bars. These units may develop cracks in the mounting brackets
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The failure of these brackets could cause separation of the towed vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will receive a replacement tow bar. Automatic equipment has requested the return of the defective tow bar.
Products named: Automatic Equipment Tow Bar.
Report filed by AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Jan 2000.
92E022000Received 14 Sep 1992. 2,312 units.
Unknown or Other
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tow bar can develop cracks in the center plate mounting where the two legs are attached. The cracking is caused by metal fatigue in a potentially weak part of the tow bar.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If a crack occurs and continues to develop, the platewill break into two pieces. The tow bar will still be attached at this time. Butit could fold if the brakes are applied by the towing vehicle. Continued usecould eventually cause total separation of the vehicle being towed.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A new redesigned weldment which includes the center plate and two legs will be provided to the customer.
Products named: Automatic Equipment Tow Bar; Hewitt Tow Bar.
Report filed by AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Oct 1992.

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

Automatic Equipment equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1992, with 1 campaign.

Automatic Equipment: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Trailer Hitches		1
Unknown or Other		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Tow Bar2

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Automatic Equipment: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/automatic-equipment/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO..

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

Which Automatic Equipment products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Tow Bar
How many units does a Automatic Equipment equipment campaign have?: The median Automatic Equipment campaign has 2,406 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Automatic Equipment campaigns name most often?: Trailer Hitches, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.