Vehicle recall 81V051000 · April 13, 1981
Fleetwood Prowler and Wilderness
On some travel trailers, the welds on the trailer couplers may be defective or insufficient.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On some travel trailers, the welds on the trailer couplers may be defective or insufficient. Should the coupler detach from trailer while towing, the trailer would be secured to the towing vehicle only by its safety chains.
- Remedy
- Dealer will inspect coupler and reweld, if necessary, without charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: travel trailers.system: equipment; ball coupler to trailer tongue welds.consequences of defect: if driver experiences loss of control of vehiclebecause of the coupling failure or if complete detachment of the traileroccurs, an accident could result.note: prior to repairs, drivers are advised to drive slowly and only withcarefully secured safety chains, and use minimum tension on the equilizer hitchspring bars.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 81V051000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 13, 1981
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
- Owner notification
- April 20, 1981
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 189
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Fleetwood Prowler (1981): 1981
- Fleetwood Wilderness (1981): 1981
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