The defect
TRAILER HITCHES CAN CRACK AT THE MOUNTING FLANGES AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORHOME WHILE BEING USED IN TRAILER OR CAR TOWING SERVICE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF COMPLETE SEPARATION OCCURS, CONTROL WOULD BE LOST OF THE TOWED VEHICLE; THIS COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
MODIFY OR REPLACE HITCH, AS REQUIRED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Limited | 1984, 1985 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1984, 1985 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1984, 1985 |
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 Limited | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1985 | 0 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1984 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1985 | 1 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1984 | 3 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1985 | 1 | 3 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1985
6 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the trailer hitches; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 85V173000 26 Dec 1985 | AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO. |
| 85V167000 20 Dec 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 85V163000 9 Dec 1985 | THEURER INC. |
| 85V117000 24 Sept 1985 | ALFA LEISURE,INC. |
| 85V073000 5 Jun 1985 | LUFKIN IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985