NHTSA campaign 00V215001

Featherlite Recall 00V215001: FEATHERLITE/STEERING LEVERS

NHTSA recall 00V215001 was reported by FEATHERLITE LUXURY COACHES on August 4, 2000, with 83 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Featherlite 5000 for model years 1997–1999. Owners were notified on August 14, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V215001
Filed by: FEATHERLITE LUXURY COACHES
Report received: August 4, 2000
Potentially affected: 83 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages
Owners notified: August 14, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V215001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Featherlite

Featherlite 5000
- 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built October 1, 1996 – March 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Featherlite recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V215001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH DANA STEERING RELAY LEVERS. THE LEVERS CAN DEVELOP SURFACE CRACKING.

Safety consequence

THIS CRACKING CONDITION COULD CAUSE A PORTION OF THE STEERING LEVER TO BREAK OFF, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY LEVERS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 14, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FEATHERLITE AT 800-237-8978.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V215001

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.