Recall Detail
FEATHERLITE / MOTOR HOME / 1997
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 10096 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FEATHERLITE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008950000081922000000336 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: MOTOR HOME | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V167004 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:FURNACE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 80 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 14 1998 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FEATHERLITE INC. | Report Received Date: Sep, 15 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 11 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel). | Consequence Summary: If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began july 14, 1998. owners who take their motor homes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact featherlite/vogue at 1-800-237-8978 or vsi at 1-800-685-4289.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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