Consumer Complaint Detail

FLEETWOOD / ORBIT / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079924 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2006
Consumer's City: MEDFORD Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FTCA, Inc.
Model Name: ORBIT Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4CK1F242954 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2006 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 05 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2005 fleetwood orbit's four brakes had damaged wiring shorting the brake system. *kb the wires to the magnets were rubbing on the hubs to the extent that one pair was worn through, shorting out the brake system. the one good brake did not have the wire retaining clips fastened. the brakes were by quality trailer products. one wheel was badly misaligned resulting in extreme tire wear. within the first 500 miles one wire from the brake housing shorted to the frame resulting in brake failure, the wire did not have enough slack. *nm