Consumer Complaint Detail

FLEETWOOD / PROWLER / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003229417 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2003
Consumer's City: ROSEVILLE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Model Name: PROWLER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1EC52424215 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 04 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer stated while driving and with no warning, the left axle snapped and caused the vehicle to roll backwards. dealer notified. *ak (abnormal placement and function of the wheels). the metal tore the frame. the axle did not snap. the hanger that held the spring and axle together had nearly tore the frame and caused the rear axle to move out of alignment. this had tore the weld on the hanger to 1/4 inch of breaking all the way though. a welder said the material was too skimpy. *scc *jb