Fleetwood Ent., Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Tank Assembly
Fleetwood Ent., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 20, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,602. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLDING TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER ASSEMBLIES. THE UPPER MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER LID CAN BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PLASTIC PAN DURING TRANSIT DUE TO IMPROPER ATTACHMENT OF THE LOWER RUBBER HOLD-DOWN STRAPS, SEVERE WIND TURBULENCE, OR VIBRATION.
The risk
THIS LID COULD FALL ONTO THE ROADWAY CREATING A ROAD HAZARD.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A POSITIVE LOCKING DEVICE TO SECURE THE UPPER MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER LID TO THE LOWER PLASTIC PAN.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Fleetwood Grand Tour Elite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Fleetwood Grand Tour | 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 98V263000.
Full record for the 1999 Fleetwood Grand Tour Elite → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →