The defect
THE BRASS FITTING ON ONE END OF THE LOW PRESSURE LP GAS HOSE COULD BE INADEQUATELY CRIMPED TO THE HOSE ALLOWING GAS TO LEAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A LEAK COULD DEVELOP IN THE LP GAS SYSTEM WITH POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE. NOTE: OWNERS SHOULD SHUT OFF THE LP SUPPLY AT THE TANK AND NOT USE THE LP SYSTEM UNTIL THE CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
The remedy
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LOW PRESSURE LP GAS HOSE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca | 1986 |
| Winnebago | 1986 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago | 1986 | 2 | 1 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 1986
3 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the fuel system, other; WINNEBAGO IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 86V152000 13 Nov 1986 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 86V071000 28 May 1986 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986