NHTSA campaign 99V156000 · Fleetwood campaign 90611
Fleetwood Recall 99V-156: FLEETWOOD/TRAILER HITCH BOLT
NHTSA recall 99V156000 (Fleetwood campaign 90611) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. on June 22, 1999, with 417 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Flair for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on July 14, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V156000 (also written 99V-156 or 99V156)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
- Fleetwood campaign number
- 90611
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 417 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V156000. 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 Flair
- 1998 · Vehicles built July 9, 1997 – July 22, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V156000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE TRAILER HITCH TO THE MOTOR HOME FRAME ARE THE INCORRECT LENGTH.
Safety consequence
THESE BOLTS CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER HITCH FROM THE MOTOR HOME.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING BOLTS AND REPLACE WITH CORRECTLY SIZED NUTS, LOCK WASHERS, AND BOLTS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 14, 1999.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 AT 1-800-445-3307.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 99V156000
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.