FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Sep 1, 1999
152 units potentially affected
The defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS LINE WAS ROUTED BETWEEN THE HOLDING TANK AND THE AXLE INSTEAD OF BETWEEN FRAME AND HOLDING TANK.
The risk: THE LP LINE COULD BE RUPTURED BY CONTACT WITH THE AXLE RESULTING IN A LEAK OF PRESSURIZED LP GAS. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, A FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD RESULT.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE LP GAS LINE BETWEEN THE TRAILER FRAME AND THE HOLDING TANK.