Fleetwood Folding Trailer 1998
Model Folding Trailer made in 1998 by Fleetwood got 5 consumer complains there are 2 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment, structure and tires. Technical service bulletines regarding equipment. There were some recalls concerningequipment, unknown or other.
Model 1998
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V287001 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER | V (Vehicle) | 66788 | MFR | FTCA, INC | 10/20/1999 | 10/29/1999 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This cracking can lead to an open fracture in the brass nut, potentially allowing propane gas to leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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). | |||||||||||||||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V306002 | FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER | V (Vehicle) | 299 | 10/01/1999 | MFR | FTCA, INC | 11/18/1999 | 11/29/1999 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: folding trailers equipped with carbon monoxide alarms. some of these alarms may have become contaminated during shipping which will diminish the sensitivity of the alarm to detect carbon monoxide. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Personal injury or death could occur to the vehicle occupants in the event the alarm does not work and alert the occupants to the presence of carbon monoxide. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Atwood will exchange these carbon monoxide alarms at no charge to the consumer. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Atwood is conducting the owner notification for this recall. 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 atwood at 1-800-780-6685 or fleetwood 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). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| GB-08-1 | 09/05/2008 | 10025771 | Fleetwood folding trailers will be required to have nhtsa cargo carrying capacity (ccc) label affixed to the trailer in the access door area. all folding trailer models are affected. *pe | 09/05/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||
| 2 | |||
| The original tires on the trailer were replaced due to excessive wear, the manufacturer and the tire dealer have conflicting inflation rates, consumer is not satisfied with over inflating the tires (tire make/model not provided). *mjs | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 01/28/2008 | 1 | 08/25/2005 | |
| The vehicle is a truck camper (slide-in, cabover type). 1998 fleetwood/caribou 11g. the main frame of this vehicle is wood. the wood rotted around the eyebolts that secure it to the truck coming loose and nearly losing it from the truck a highway speed. i have replaced some of the wood and i am having a machine shop fabricate some re-enforcing metal. i feel this is a dangerous design flaw and should be recalled and compensated for by the manufacturer. i have e-mailed them as they no longer make this model. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Brought trailer used. roof of trailer was sagging very badly. took trailer back to dealer. mechanic indicatd structure of trailer was defective. placeda bar inside of roof to hold it up was also sagging. manufacturer will not honor warranty due to being a used trailer.*ak | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 2 | |||
| The original tires on the trailer were replaced due to excessive wear, the manufacturer and the tire dealer have conflicting inflation rates, consumer is not satisfied with over inflating the tires (tire make/model not provided). *mjs | |||