Tl* the contact owns a 1997 featherlite motor home. While driving at 25 MPH, the hitch detached from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the trailer hitch was welded onto the frame. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000. Updated 03/30/15*lj updated 9/18/2017
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Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: furnace
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with aqua-hot heating systems, model 431-3 zone with engine loop. Fiberglass insulating material located under the burner head on the floor of the heater enclosure, can become soaked with fluids (ethylene glycol and/or diesel fuel).
- Risk
- If an electrical short occurs, a fire could result.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the insulation from beneath the diesel heating unit as well as from behind the control thermostat and air-conditioning heating element access covers.
Recall number 98V167004 · Recall details
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