Trailer hitchesRecall 76V-050 · Fleetwood vehicles
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. recall 76V-050 covers 2,500 Fleetwood vehicles for a trailer hitches problem, reported to NHTSA on April 2, 1976.
Source: NHTSA recall 76V050000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
The fix
The remedy has not been described yet.
FLEETWOOD CAMPAIGN NO N/A.FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS.POSSIBILITY THAT THEDUAL FRONT JACKS SCREW STOPS WERE OMITTED ON FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS.IF THISCONDITION EXISTS, WHEN THE TRAILER IS REMOVED FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE ANDPREPARED FOR EITHER STORAGE OR USE OFF THE TOWING VEHICLE.IT IS POSSIBLE TOELEVATE THE TRAILER TO A HEIGHT WHICH ALLOWS THE JACK SCREWS TO DISENGAGE FROMTHE LOWERJACK HOUSING RESULTING IN THE TRAILER FALLING OFF JACKS ONTO THEGROUND.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND MODIFYING JACKS TO PRECLUDE JACK SCREWSFROM DISENGAGING FROM JACK HOUSING).
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