The defect
ON SOME TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE WELDS ON THE TRAILER COUPLERS MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR INSUFFICIENT. SHOULD THE COUPLER DETACH FROM TRAILER WHILE TOWING, THE TRAILER WOULD BE SECURED TO THE TOWING VEHICLE ONLY BY ITS SAFETY CHAINS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT COUPLER AND REWELD, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Prowler | 1981 |
| Fleetwood Wilderness | 1981 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Prowler | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Wilderness | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1981
2 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the trailer hitches; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 81V099000 25 Aug 1981 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981