NHTSA campaign 99V287001
Fleetwood Recall 99V287001: FLEETWOOD FOLDING/NORCOLD/REFRIGERATOR
NHTSA recall 99V287001 was reported by FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER on October 20, 1999, with 66,788 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Folding Trailer for model years 1995–1999 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V287001
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 66,788 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V287001. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V287001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES USING GAS/ELECTRIC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS SUPPLIED BY NORCOLD. THE SWIVEL NUT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION COMPONENT OF A PRESSURE TAP DEVICE HAS "STRESS CORROSION CRACKING."
Safety consequence
THIS CRACKING CAN LEAD TO AN OPEN FRACTURE IN THE BRASS NUT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK.
Manufacturer remedy
NORCOLD IS CONDUCTING THE NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SWIVEL NUT/PRESSURE TAP COMPONENT AND REPLACE WITH A REMEDY KIT.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 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 NORCOLD AT 1-937-497-3080 OR 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 99V287001
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.