NHTSA campaign 05V248000
Alfa Recall 05V-248: EMERGENCY/BREAKAWAY BRAKE SYSTEM
NHTSA recall 05V248000 was reported by ALFA LEISURE,INC. on June 2, 2005, with 18 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Alfa Gold SEE YA for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on June 17, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V248000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V248000 (also written 05V-248 or 05V248)
- Filed by
- ALFA LEISURE,INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches — Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V248000. 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.
Alfa
Alfa Gold SEE YA
- 2005 · Vehicles built November 1, 2004 – May 17, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V248000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, THE EMERGENCY/BREAKAWAY BRAKE SYSTEM WIRING WAS CHANGED.
Safety consequence
IF THE EVENT THE TRAILER BECOMES DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY/BREAKAWAY BRAKE SYSTEM MAY NOT BE ACTIVATED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE CURRENT WIRING FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ADD A RELAY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALFA LEISURE AT 1-800-373-3372.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V248000
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.