| NHTSA Record Id: 5714 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: GLENDALE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011379000090913000000316 |
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| Model Name: GOLDEN FALCON |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V241000 |
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| Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GLENDALE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 15 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 08 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 420 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 20 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Glendale Recreational Vehicles |
Report Received Date: Aug, 24 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 25 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: fifth wheel trailers equipped with upper bedroom slideouts, 34 degree pin box, and 51mmx178mm box front rail. the fifth wheels can experience excessive flexing in the upper chassis which can lead to failure in the area of the pin box. cracking and shearing around the pin box can cause the steel to deflect and possibly break away from the chassis steel. |
Consequence Summary: If steel failure occurs, pin could drop or shift off hitch possibly causing a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will reinforce the pin box area. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 20, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact glendale rv at 1-519-245-0705. 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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