Consumer Complaint Detail

FLEETWOOD / GEAR BOX / 2004

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033127 Incident Date: May, 03 2005
Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Model Name: GEAR BOX Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Trailer hitches
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4CE7F262041 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Excessive tongue weight resulting in the bending of the tongue framework, damage to front of vehicle as well as causing unsafe towing conditions. unladen dry tongue weight is 17%, @1390 #'s. when loaded at maximum manufacturers recommendation of 11,700 #s, tongue weight will exceed 1700 #'s. both weights exceed max loads for factory installed class 5 hitch on ford super duty trucks. *nm