NHTSA Complaint #10031489 — 2002 FLEETWOOD PROWLER
STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10031489 |
| Vehicle | 2002 FLEETWOOD PROWLER |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE LEFT AXLE SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK (ABNORMAL PLACEMENT AND FUNCTION OF THE WHEELS). THE METAL TORE THE FRAME. THE AXLE DID NOT SNAP. THE HANGER THAT HELD THE SPRING AND AXLE TOGETHER HAD NEARLY TORE THE FRAME AND CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO MOVE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS HAD TORE THE WELD ON THE HANGER TO 1/4 INCH OF BREAKING ALL THE WAY THOUGH. A WELDER SAID THE MATERIAL WAS TOO SKIMPY. *SCC *JB
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