National Rv Palisades 2001

Model Palisades made in 2001 by National Rv got 4 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and equipment. There was one recall concerning trailer hitches .

Model 2001

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
TRAILER HITCHES
01V285000NATIONAL RV, INC.from 10/01/1999 to 08/31/2001V (Vehicle)127210/17/2001MFRNATIONAL R.V. INC.09/05/200109/21/2001
Defect SummaryVehicle description: fifth wheel trailers. the trailer pin box steel structure could fail at the welds or tubular steel structure due to fatigue.
Consequence SummaryThis could lead to separation of the steel tubes comprising the gooseneck and partial or complete detachment of the pin box connection between the tow vehicle and the fifth wheel gooseneck steel structure.
Corrective SummaryDealers will reinforce the gooseneck structural steel assembly. owner notification began october 17, 2001. 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 national rv at 1-800-439-3653. the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), an agency of the united states department of transportation, has been notified that national rv, inc. and its holding company, national rv holdings, inc., have filed for bankruptcy. nhtsa has been advised that owners who wish to pursue claims related to safety recall repair work on their national rv vehicles may file a proof of claim with the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california, riverside division. the case number assigned to this matter is 07-17941. the proof of claim form and instructions are available online at the court's website http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov . additional information about the bankruptcy and its proceedings may also be found at http://www.omnimgt.com/nationalrv . national rv's phone number is (951) 943-6007. information about safety recalls on national rv's products may be found at www.safercar.gov. the nhtsa wishes to advise owners of recalled products that, in the interests of their safety and the safety of the motoring public, all safety recall work should be performed on motor vehicles and items of equipment.
NotesAlso contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING
1
 Vehicle has rear slides which will not retract. consumer contacted the dealer who found the 5th wheeler had an improper size wire running from the battery compartment to the rear slide-out, resulting in insufficient amp to the motor, causing the problem with the retraction. *jg
EQUIPMENT
1
 The bottom cover of the unit had been cut open to allow work to be done on the slideout motor while it was still on the for sale lot. the vinyl carpeting had been removed. the ice maker has never worked. *jg
TIRES - TREAD/BELT
04/17/20048000101/15/2001
 I was pulling a 5th wheel trailer, weighing around 13,000lbs. driving on i-25 at 65 mph, the tread separated from the general tire, model ameri*550as on the tire. the tire did not blow out. i did not realize the problem had occurred and was driving on the belt of the tire for several miles. had the tire blew, the trailer may have flipped causing extensive vehicle damage and possible personal injury or death. the tire was inflated to 75 psi prior to departing on the trip.
TRAILER HITCHES - FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
109/01/2000
 Consumer is not satisfied with the safety recall repair procedures from national rv on the fifth wheel travel trailer pin box steel structure, recall # 01v-285. also, bottom cover had been cut open to work on the slide out motor while it was at giant rv?s and had not been repaired. *yd

Car dealers selling


StateCityZipNamePhone
COWHEAT RIDGE80033CASEY'S RECREATIONAL SALES303-422-2001