Alfa Trailer Hitches: Fifth Wheel Assembly

Alfa is recalling about 18 vehicles over a problem with the trailer hitches. If the event the trailer becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle, the emergency/breakaway brake system may not be activated which could result in a crash.

Campaign
05V248000
Manufacturer
ALFA LEISURE,INC.
Reported
2 June 2005
Vehicles
18
Built between
Nov 2004 – May 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 June 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2004 and May 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Alfa Gold SEE YABuilt November 2004 to May 2005

What the defect is

On certain fifth wheel trailers, the emergency/breakaway brake system wiring was changed.

What could happen

If the event the trailer becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle, the emergency/breakaway brake system may not be activated which could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE CURRENT WIRING FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ADD A RELAY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2004 to May 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 June 2005
  3. Owners notified17 June 2005

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 2 June 2005.

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.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact alfa leisure at 1-800-373-3372.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
ALFA LEISURE,INC.
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

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.

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.

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