| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
05V009000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ALFA |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FOUNDER |
| Model Year: |
2005 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
05-01-05A |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG LINES AND FITTINGS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
ALFA LEISURE,INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
20040926 - 20041114 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
88 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20050110 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20050110 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
ALFA LEISURE,INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20050124 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20050114 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, A PLASTIC FITTING USED TO TEST THE REFRIGERATOR'S LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) SYSTEM WAS NOT REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A BRASS FITTING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
OVER TIME, THE PLASTIC FITTING MAY NOT SEAL CORRECTLY, ALLOWING LPG TO LEAK. IF LEAKAGE OCCURS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PLASTIC FITTING WITH A BRASS FITTING. THE RECALL BEGAN JANUARY 10, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372. |