NHTSA campaign 97V190006
American Travel Recall 97V190006: AMERICAN TRAVEL/DEXTER AXLE/WHEEL BEARINGS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97V190006 was reported by AMERICAN TRAVEL SYSTEMS on April 28, 1998, with 20 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Travel Ledger, American Travel Royal Voyager and American Travel Vacationaire for the 1998 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V190006
- Filed by
- AMERICAN TRAVEL SYSTEMS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V190006. 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.
American Travel
American Travel Ledger
- 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
American Travel Royal Voyager
- 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
American Travel Vacationaire
- 1998 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – August 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V190006.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND FOLDING TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DEXTER AXLES. THE WHEEL BEARINGS USED IN SOME OF THESE AXLES HAVE A METALLURGICAL DEFECT CAUSING EARLY FAILURE.
Safety consequence
A WHEEL BEARING FAILURE COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE WHEEL END FROM THE AXLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEXTER AXLE IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AXLES AND REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS IF NECESSARY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING DECEMBER 1997. 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 DEXTER AXLE AT 1-800-400-2164.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V190006
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.