Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V514000

Suspension

FORETRAVEL, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-11-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V514000

Suspension

Component: Suspension
Manufacturer: FORETRAVEL, INC.
Vehicles affected: 44
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-11-10
Owners notified: 2005-12-12

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE SPINDLE PLUGS ON SOME TAG AXLES ARE MISSING. THE BEARINGS AND RELATED SURFACES CAN BE CONTAMINATED WITH DEBRIS.

Safety risk

DEBRIS COULD MIGRATE INTO THE BEARING OIL CUP, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR DATA TAG AND INSTALLATION OF SPINDLE PLUG. MISSING DATA TAG WILL BE INSTALLED, BEARINGS WILL BE CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORETRAVEL AT 1-800-955-6226.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 4 models.

Model	Years on record
FORETRAVEL NMBT	2006
FORETRAVEL PHXT	2006
FORETRAVEL U295T	2005
FORETRAVEL U320T	2005 2003

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.