Recall Detail

EL DORADO / FALCON / 1980

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 30944 Vehicale/Equipment Name: EL DORADO
Recalled Component Id: 000003915000054316000000273 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: FALCON Model Year: 1980
NHTSA Campaign Number: 82V059000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Manufacturer That Filed Report: EL DORADO R.V. INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1980 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1982
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 233
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 04 1982 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Eldorado National-Kansas Report Received Date: Jun, 07 1982
Record Creation date : Jul, 06 1982 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The mounting of the crossmember may be insufficient. crossmembers are mounted to a shim piece of square tubing and then this entire structure is mounted to the frame. the small shim piece could become detached from the crossmember which would allow the body to move down two inches. this movement could puncture the fuel tank. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : The cross member mount reinforcements will be installed by dealer, if necessary. Recall Notes: Vehicle description: buses.system: structure; crossmembers.consequences of defect: the fuel tank could explode and personal injury andproperty damage could result.
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