The defect
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS (BRAKE LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS) OF THE TRAILER ALLOWS THE STEEL LIFTING CABLES USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE FOLDING TOP TO RUB AGAINST THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WHENEVER THE TOP IS LOWERED OR RAISED.
The risk
CONTINUED RUBBING FROM THE STEEL LIFTING CABLES CAUSESLOSS OF INSULATION AROUND THE WIRES, RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUITSAND A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.
The remedy
A PLASTIC WIRING PROTECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED AROUND THE LIFTING CABLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood RIO Grande | 1993 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 RIO Grande | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the electrical system; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 93V204000 7 Dec 1993 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 93V200000 1 Dec 1993 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 93V182000 8 Nov 1993 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 93V153000 14 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V134000 13 Aug 1993 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 93V132000 10 Aug 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V128000 2 Aug 1993 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 93V127000 26 Jul 1993 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993