The defect
INSUFFICIENT GREASE WAS APPLIED TO THE TRAILER AXLE HUB INNER BEARING CAUSING THE BEARING TO OVERHEAT DURING TOW OPERATIONS. THE OVERHEATED BEARING CAN SEIZE TO THE AXLE SPINDLE CAUSING THE TRAILER AXLE HUB TO BREAK AT THE REAR SEAL FLANGE.
The risk
A BROKEN TRAILER AXLE CAUSES LOSS OF TRAILER CONTROL AND RESULTS IN A ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TRAILER'S AXLE HUBS AND INSPECT THE INNER BEARINGS FOR SUFFICIENT GREASE AND ALSO INSPECT ALL RELATED AXLE PARTS SUCH AS BEARING RACES AND AXLE SPINDLE FOR WEAR. THE BEARINGS WILL BE REPACKED OR REPLACED IF NECESSARY AND NEW GREASE SEALS WILL BE INSTALLED. NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, PLEASE CONTACT FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER AT 1-800-544-8193. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Arcadia | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Cedar | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Cedar XL | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Chesapeake | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Chesapeake CP | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Columbia | 1995 |
| Fleetwood RIO Grande | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Roanoke | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Royale | 1995 |
| Fleetwood Stony Creek | 1995 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 Arcadia | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Cedar | 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Cedar XL | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Chesapeake | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Chesapeake CP | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Columbia | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood RIO Grande | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Roanoke | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Royale | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Stony Creek | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1994
16 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the suspension; FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 94V233002 22 Nov 1994 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 94V231000 22 Nov 1994 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V230000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V221000 9 Nov 1994 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 94V208000 27 Oct 1994 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 94V202000 18 Oct 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 94V204000 18 Oct 1994 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 94V125000 7 Jul 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994