Known Recalls

Model year record

1997 GLENDALE Travelaire

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 00V241000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
GLENDALE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Vehicles affected
420
Reported to NHTSA
2000-08-24
Owners notified
2000-10-20

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH UPPER BEDROOM SLIDEOUTS, 34 DEGREE PIN BOX, AND 51MMX178MM BOX FRONT RAIL. THE FIFTH WHEELS CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE FLEXING IN THE UPPER CHASSIS WHICH CAN LEAD TO FAILURE IN THE AREA OF THE PIN BOX. CRACKING AND SHEARING AROUND THE PIN BOX CAN CAUSE THE STEEL TO DEFLECT AND POSSIBLY BREAK AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS STEEL.

Safety risk

IF STEEL FAILURE OCCURS, PIN COULD DROP OR SHIFT OFF HITCH POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE PIN BOX AREA.

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.

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.