Recall Detail

FLEETWOOD / AVION / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8587 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FLEETWOOD
Recalled Component Id: 000009683000074058000000317 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: AVION Model Year: 1997
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V294000 Mfr Campaign Number: 91015
Component Name: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Manufacturer That Filed Report: FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 28 1996 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 17 1998
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1404
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 07 1999 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. Report Received Date: Oct, 26 1999
Record Creation date : Oct, 29 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: fifth wheel travel trailers. these trailers can experience excessive flexing in the upper chassis which can lead to failure in the area of the pin box. Consequence Summary: This condition can lead to loss of vehicle control increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will reinforce or replace the pin box and its support structure. Recall Notes: Fleetwood recall no. 91015.owner notification began december 17, 1999. 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 fleetwood at 1-800-619-8454.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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