Glendale Recreational Vehicles: Trailer Hitches
Glendale Recreational Vehicles reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 24, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 420. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
IF STEEL FAILURE OCCURS, PIN COULD DROP OR SHIFT OFF HITCH POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE PIN BOX AREA.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Glendale Golden Falcon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Glendale Travelaire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Glendale Golden Falcon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Glendale Travelaire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Glendale Golden Falcon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Glendale Travelaire | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V241000.
Full record for the 1997 Glendale Golden Falcon → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →