1997 FEATHERLITE MOTOR HOME Recall

Campaign:

98V167004 on 01/10/1999

Component:

Equipment:recreational vehicle:lpg furnace

Affected:

80

Defect:

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:

If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result.

Correction:

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.

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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