Vehicle recall 98V263000 · October 20, 1998

Fleetwood Grand Tour and Grand Tour Elite

Vehicle description: folding travel trailers equipped with molded gas bottle cover assemblies.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Vehicle description: folding travel trailers equipped with molded gas bottle cover assemblies. The upper molded gas bottle cover lid can become disengaged from the plastic pan during transit due to improper attachment of the lower rubber hold-down straps, severe wind turbulence, or vibration.
Consequence: This lid could fall onto the roadway creating a road hazard.
Remedy: Dealers will add a positive locking device to secure the upper molded gas bottle cover lid to the lower plastic pan.
Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin November 9, 1998.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 fleetwood folding trailers at 1-814-445-9661. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 98V263000
Reported to NHTSA: October 20, 1998
Filed by: FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Owner notification: November 9, 1998
Vehicles potentially affected: 8,602
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › LPG systems › Tank assembly

Recall 98V263000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Fleetwood Grand Tour (1998): 1998
Fleetwood Grand Tour Elite (1999): 1999

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