Foretravel Grand Villa 1995
Model Grand Villa made in 1995 by Foretravel got 1 consumer complain as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to structure. . There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 1995
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG FURNACE | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V167001 | FORETRAVEL, INC. | from 07/17/1991 to 07/10/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 177 | 07/10/1998 | MFR | FORETRAVEL, INC. | 07/20/1998 | 07/31/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel). | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Vehicle systems inc. will conduct the owner notification for this campaign. dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during july 1998.owners who take their motor homes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact foretravel at 1-800-955-6226 or vehicle systems inc. at 1 800-685-4289.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Foretravel motor coaches from the early 90's have a design flaw that the structural assembly of the chassis that connects the front and rear frame to the center chassis are separating. this is know as bulkhead separation the bolts used are a self tapping bolt and they are corroding and breaking. especially where the on board watertank overflow cascades down into the bolted assembly open seam causing internal corrosion. the factory drills and puts a bolt and nut assembly in place to correct the issue. after re-aligning the sub assemblies if needed. the coach could completely break in half as the original bolts corrode and break. the factory does not do the fix freely and considers it an optional safety issue. many owners have had to have the work done to prevent further cracking of the superstructure and to maintain a safe vehicle. as these are rv's (motorhome) most have very few miles on them, just age. will it take a major incident costing lives to get this extremely hazardous condition corrected. the factory does the repair, but have not shared a fix that can be used at other facilities. the yahoo news group foretravel is loaded with the described issue. if these were dot inspected commercial vehicles, i believe the factory would have had to repair this design issue long ago. *tr | |||