1996 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN DREAM Recall

Campaign:

99V277000 on 10/25/1999

Component:

Tires

Manufactured:

06/30/1995 - 09/29/1999

Affected:

3,746

Defect:

Vehicle description: motor homes. the subject motor homes, when built with a disproportionate front axle weight distribution, fully equipped, loaded with cargo, and operated with improper tire pressures, can experience an overload condition on a front tire.

Consequence:

Overloading of a tire can lead to tire failure.

Correction:

Dealers will equip the subject motor homes with new larger capacity front tires, will adjust the weight distribution on the front axle (if necessary), apply new certification labels, and reinforce consumer education about the importance of tire maintenance, including rotation, alignment, and tire inflation pressure.

Notes:

Fleetwood recall no. 91015.owner notification began december 3, 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 1-800-322-8216.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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