Fleetwood Structure: Frame and Members

Fleetwood is recalling about 630 vehicles over a problem with the structure. A loss of tire tread, overheating, and possible tire failure could occur.

Campaign
99V101000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER
Reported
4 May 1999
Vehicles
630
Built between
Nov 1998 – Jan 1999
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 May 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1998 and January 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999 Fleetwood CheyenneBuilt November 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Fleetwood Grand TourBuilt November 1998 to January 1999
  • 1999 Fleetwood NevadaBuilt November 1998 to January 1999

What the defect is

Vehicle description: folding trailers. Improper tire clearance (less than 5/8") between the wheel and front frame cross member can result in the tire rubbing the metal frame.

What could happen

A loss of tire tread, overheating, and possible tire failure could occur.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS AND CORRECT TIRE CLEARANCE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1998 to January 1999
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA4 May 1999
  3. Owners notified17 May 1999

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 4 May 1999.

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
FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER
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 may 17, 1999. 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 fleetwood folding trailer at 1-814-445-9661. 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.

Same component

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