1997 Glendale Golden Falcon

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Trailer Hitches00V241000

Filed Aug 24, 2000420 vehiclesGlendale Recreational Vehicles

Defect. 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.

Risk. IF STEEL FAILURE OCCURS, PIN COULD DROP OR SHIFT OFF HITCH POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE PIN BOX AREA.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2006	0	1	Routine
2004	0	2	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002	1	1	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	1	1	Routine
1999	0	2	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997 — this page	0	1	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine

Compare every Golden Falcon year →

Other Glendale models

All Glendale models →

Titanium 3

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 24, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.