- Vehicles
- 95
- Built between
- Feb 1993 – Jun 1993
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 July 1993
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1993 and June 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1993 National Dolphin 32-DBuilt February 1993 to June 1993
What the defect is
The hinges attaching the wheel carrier to the motorhome can fail, resulting in the wheel and carrier separating from the motorhome.
What could happen
Separation of the wheel carrier and wheel can create ahazard to other vehicles in the roadway.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WELDS AND, IF NOT WELDED CORRECTLY, WILL EITHER REWELD THE HINGES OR BOLT THE HINGES TO THE ANGLE IRON.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1993 to June 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 July 1993
- Owners notified7 July 1993
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 19 July 1993.
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
- NATIONAL RV, 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
System: equipment; spare tire carrier.vehicle description: motorhomes.notes: until the repair is made, vehicle owners should inspect the wheel carrierunder the front of the chassis to see if the wheel can be rocked on its carrier.if movement is detected, temporary shims should be placed between the wheel andchassis rails to stop the rocking, or remove the spare wheel from the carrieruntil the correction is made.if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed service date,and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable amount of time and free ofcharge or the remedy does not correct the safety-related defect ornoncompliance, please contact the national RV service center at 1-800-995-2558.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safetyhotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.