Ernest Holmes Recall 85V062000: Equipment, Mechanical, Wrecker And Wheel Lift Devices
NHTSA recall 85V062000 · announced May 14, 1985 · filed by Ernest Holmes Company · 18 units affected
The problem
THE COUNTER BALANCE VALVE COULD FAIL AND ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC BOOM LIFT TO LOWER WITHOUT WARNING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE BOOM LOWER WITH A VEHICLE IN TOW, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
What to do
INSTALL NEW COUNTER BALANCE VALVES NOT SUBJECT TO THIS DEFECT.
Official NHTSA recall notice →
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POWER WRECKERS-MODELS 1100 (5 TON) AND 1200 (7 TON). SYSTEM: COUNTER BALANCE VALVE FOR LIFT.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.