The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH UPPER BEDROOM SLIDEOUTS, 34 DEGREE PIN BOX, AND 51MMX178MM BOX FRONT RAIL. THE FIFTH WHEELS CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE FLEXING IN THE UPPER CHASSIS WHICH CAN LEAD TO FAILURE IN THE AREA OF THE PIN BOX. CRACKING AND SHEARING AROUND THE PIN BOX CAN CAUSE THE STEEL TO DEFLECT AND POSSIBLY BREAK AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS STEEL.
The risk
IF STEEL FAILURE OCCURS, PIN COULD DROP OR SHIFT OFF HITCH POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE PIN BOX AREA.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Glendale Golden Falcon | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Glendale Travelaire | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Golden Falcon | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Glendale Golden Falcon | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Glendale Golden Falcon | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Glendale Travelaire | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Glendale Travelaire | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Glendale Travelaire | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2000
18 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the trailer hitches; GLENDALE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 00V408000 5 Dec 2000 | FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| 00V398000 27 Nov 2000 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY |
| 00V265006 2 Oct 2000 | WESTERN RV, INC. |
| 00V265004 29 Sept 2000 | FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| 00V265002 20 Sept 2000 | SPECTRE MANUFACTURING INC. |
| 00V265001 12 Sept 2000 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V213000 4 Aug 2000 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 00V169000 19 Jun 2000 | JAYCO, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000