- Vehicles
- 420
- Built between
- Jul 1994 – May 1997
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 October 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 1994 and May 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1995-1997 Glendale Golden FalconBuilt July 1994 to May 1997
- 1995-1997 Glendale TravelaireBuilt July 1994 to May 1997
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If steel failure occurs, pin could drop or shift off hitch possibly causing a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE PIN BOX AREA.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 1994 to May 1997
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 August 2000
- Owners notified20 October 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 August 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GLENDALE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began october 20, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact glendale RV at 1-519-245-0705. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.