NHTSA Recall 80V094000
Filed by HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.. Component: Structure. Reported 1980-07-22. An estimated 291 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES A BENDING OF THE FRAME MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE POINTS OF ATTACHMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND VEHICLE BODY. THIS BENDING MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR STRUCTURES OF THE VEHICLE.
What the manufacturer will do
DEALER WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL STEEL PLATES AT THE POINTS OF UNDERCARRIAGE ATTACHMENT, REPOSITION EXISTING SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND ADD TWO MORE WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS, FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL (32, 34, 36, AND 40 FOOTMODELS).SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE TOWING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE MAY BEAFFECTED DUE TO REDUCED CLEARANCES BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEGROUND SURFACE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: MANUFACTURER ADVISES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED PRIOR TOINSPECTION AND CORRECTION OF THE DEFECT.