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NHTSA recall 97V190005

Suspension › Rear

Coachmen Trailer and 2 more

Reported Nov 28, 1997219 vehicles affectedCOACHMEN RV COMPANY

The defect

Vehicle description: travel and folding trailers equipped with dexter axles. the wheel bearings used in some of these axles have a metallurgical defect causing early failure.

The risk

A wheel bearing failure could result in the loss of the wheel end from the axle increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dexter axle IS conducting the notification and remedy for this recall. dealers will inspect the axles and replace the wheel bearings if necessary.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Coachmen Trailer
1998
Shasta Shasta
1997
Viking Viking
1997

Notes

Owner notification began during december 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact dexter axle at 1-800-400-2164.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.