NHTSA campaign 98V263000
Fleetwood Recall 98V-263: FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER/GAS BOTTLE LID
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 98V263000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. on October 20, 1998, with 8,602 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Grand Tour and Fleetwood Grand Tour Elite for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on November 9, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V263000 (also written 98V-263 or 98V263)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8,602 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V263000. 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.
Fleetwood
Fleetwood Grand Tour
- 1998 · Vehicles built April 16, 1997 – October 16, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Grand Tour Elite
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 16, 1997 – October 16, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V263000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
THIS LID COULD FALL ONTO THE ROADWAY CREATING A ROAD HAZARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A POSITIVE LOCKING DEVICE TO SECURE THE UPPER MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER LID TO THE LOWER PLASTIC PAN.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 9, 1998.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 FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS AT 1-814-445-9661. 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 98V263000
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.