| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98V263000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FLEETWOOD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GRAND TOUR ELITE |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG TANK ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19970416 - 19981016 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
8602 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19981109 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19981109 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19981020 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19981021 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS LID COULD FALL ONTO THE ROADWAY CREATING A ROAD HAZARD. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL ADD A POSITIVE LOCKING DEVICE TO SECURE THE UPPER MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER LID TO THE LOWER PLASTIC PAN. |