Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Vehicles affected
1,326
Reported to NHTSA
1986-05-28
Owners notified
1986-07-23
Defect description
SCREWS HOLDING SUPPORT FRAMING FOR LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) TANK AND GENERATOR MAY NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAY CAUSE THE TANK AND/OR GENERATOR TO FALL OFF THE MOTORHOME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: WITHOUT PROPER SECURING, THE LPG TANK AND/OR GENERATOR COULD SHIFT AND FALL OFF WHILE MOTOR HOME IS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD CAUSE A HIGHWAY HAZARD AND CAUSE THE OPERATORS OF OTHER VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL, WHICH MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DETAILS AND METHOD OF SECURING THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE SUPPORT FRAMES WILL BE PROVIDED.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints recorded for this model year.
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