| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V161002 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FLEETWOOD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
AMERICAN EAGLE |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19990201 - 19990630 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
388 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19990609 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19990609 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19990702 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990721 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH AIR SUSPENSIONS. THE FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE BEARING MAY HAVE EXCESSIVE PRELOAD DUE TO IMPROPER END PLAY SETTINGS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS BEARING PRELOAD IN COMBINATION WITH IMPROPER LUBRICATING OIL LEVELS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE OUTER BEARING, AFFECTING THE STEERING ON THE MOTOR HOMES. |
| Corrective Summary: |
TUTHILL IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. TUTHILL WILL INSPECT THE DEFLECTOR RING AND RESEATING, ADJUST THE WHEEL BEARINGS, ADD LUBRICATION, AND REPLACE THE HUBCAP. |