1998 FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 99V287001 on 10/28/1999
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Affected:
- 66,788
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: recreational vehicles using gas/electric absorption refrigerators supplied by norcold. the swivel nut which is an integral connection component of a pressure tap device has "stress corrosion cracking."
- Consequence:
- This cracking can lead to an open fracture in the brass nut, potentially allowing propane gas to leak.
- Correction:
- Norcold is conducting the notification and remedy for this recall. dealers will remove the swivel nut/pressure tap component and replace with a remedy kit.
- Notes:
- Owner notification is expected to begin during november 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 norcold at 1-937-497-3080 or fleetwood folding trailers at 1-814-445-9661.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 99V306002 on 11/28/1999
- Component:
- Unknown or other
- Affected:
- 299
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: folding trailers equipped with carbon monoxide alarms. some of these alarms may have become contaminated during shipping which will diminish the sensitivity of the alarm to detect carbon monoxide.
- Consequence:
- Personal injury or death could occur to the vehicle occupants in the event the alarm does not work and alert the occupants to the presence of carbon monoxide.
- Correction:
- Atwood will exchange these carbon monoxide alarms at no charge to the consumer.
- Notes:
- Atwood is conducting the owner notification for this recall. 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 atwood at 1-800-780-6685 or fleetwood at 1-814-445-9661.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1998 FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER TSB
- Bulletin:
- GB-08-1
- Component:
- 355100 equipment:other:labels
- Summary:
- Fleetwood folding trailers will be required to have nhtsa cargo carrying capacity (ccc) label affixed to the trailer in the access door area. all folding trailer models are affected. *pe