VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLDING TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER ASSEMBLIES. THE UPPER MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER LID CAN BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PLASTIC PAN DURING TRANSIT DUE TO IMPROPER ATTACHMENT OF THE LOWER RUBBER HOLD-DOWN STRAPS, SEVERE WIND TURBULENCE, OR VIBRATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS LID COULD FALL ONTO THE ROADWAY CREATING A ROAD HAZARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL ADD A POSITIVE LOCKING DEVICE TO SECURE THE UPPER MOLDED GAS BOTTLE COVER LID TO THE LOWER PLASTIC PAN.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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SQ98019 · Molded Gas Bottle Cover
Opened Oct 23, 1998 · Closed Nov 16, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
FLEETWOOD ISSUED A TSB INFORMAING DEALERS TO INSTALL A SECOND RIVET IN THE RETAINING CLEAT TOT PREVENT THE RETAINING CLEAT FROM ROTATING AND ALLOWING THE HOLD DOWN STRAP TO UNFASTEN
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