The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLED ON THESE MOTOR HOMES CAN FALL TO THE GROUND.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CREATES A POTENTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A ROAD OBSTRUCTION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT WITH ONE OF A NEWER DESIGN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Vision | 1999 |
| Pace Arrow Vision | 1998 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 Vision | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Pace Arrow Vision | 1998 | 4 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1998
27 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the power train; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 98V325000 14 Dec 1998 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V288000 9 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V290000 9 Nov 1998 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 98V257000 14 Oct 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V225002 6 Oct 1998 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 98V168003 5 Oct 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 98V119003 1 Oct 1998 | ATHEY PRODUCTS CORP. |
| 98V236000 29 Sept 1998 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998