What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997184
- Recall date
- 23 October 1997
- Make
- Fleetwood
- Models
- Pace Arrow, Bounder
- Model years
- 1997 to 1998
- Vehicle class
- Motorhome
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 50
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE HYDRAULIC HOSES WHICH OPERATE THE LEVELING JACK SYSTEM HAVE A ROUTING WHICH PLACES THEM CLOSE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAN CAUSE THE HYDRAULIC HOSE TO MELT, RELEASING HYDRAULIC FLUID. THIS HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN IGNITE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A FIRE.rnCORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED, DAMAGED HOSES WILL BE REPLACED AND AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINES WILL BE RELOCATED.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1997184.