NHTSA Recall 86V071000
Filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Component: Fuel System, Other. Reported 1986-05-28. An estimated 1,326 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
SCREWS HOLDING SUPPORT FRAMING FOR LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) TANK AND GENERATOR MAY NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAY CAUSE THE TANK AND/OR GENERATOR TO FALL OFF THE MOTORHOME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: WITHOUT PROPER SECURING, THE LPG TANK AND/OR GENERATOR COULD SHIFT AND FALL OFF WHILE MOTOR HOME IS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD CAUSE A HIGHWAY HAZARD AND CAUSE THE OPERATORS OF OTHER VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL, WHICH MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
What the manufacturer will do
DETAILS AND METHOD OF SECURING THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE SUPPORT FRAMES WILL BE PROVIDED.
Notes
SYSTEM: LPG TANKS AND GENERATOR SETS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.