The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS. THESE TRAILERS CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE FLEXING IN THE UPPER CHASSIS WHICH CAN LEAD TO FAILURE IN THE AREA OF THE PIN BOX.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE OR REPLACE THE PIN BOX AND ITS SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Avion | 1997, 1998 |
| Fleetwood Westport | 1997, 1998 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL 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 Avion | 1997 | 5 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Avion | 1998 | 3 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Westport | 1997 | 3 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Westport | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1999
9 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the trailer hitches; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 99V363000 29 Dec 1999 | SEAHAWK RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| 99V274000 12 Oct 1999 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 99V027002 12 Aug 1999 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES |
| 99V211000 10 Aug 1999 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 99V156000 22 Jun 1999 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 99V121000 14 May 1999 | ENTREPRISES USA, INC. |
| 99V098000 29 Apr 1999 | HART TRAILERS |
| 99V053000 15 Mar 1999 | TIMPTE, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999