STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
May 4, 1999
630 units potentially affected
The defect: 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.
The risk: A LOSS OF TIRE TREAD, OVERHEATING, AND POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILERS AND CORRECT TIRE CLEARANCE.
FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERView on NHTSA.gov