- Vehicles
- 169,484
- Built between
- Oct 1976 – May 1978
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 July 1978
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1976 and May 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Motor Wheel Motor WheelBuilt October 1976 to May 1978
What the defect is
A gas leak may develop between the inlet standard 3/8 inch pipe nipple and the inlet part of the gas valve.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON THE INVOLVED UNITS TO PREVENT GAS LEAKAGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1976 to May 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 June 1978
- Owners notified28 July 1978
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 6 June 1978.
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
- MOTOR WHEEL CORP.
- 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
Vehicle category: campers, tent trucks, trailers, motorhomes.system: l.p. Gas; fittings.consequences of defect: should an ignition source be present when gas leakageoccurs, a fire could start causing serious personal injury and vehicle damage.
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.