2001 NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS LTC — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 NATIONAL RV TRADEWINDS LTC — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 2006-05-26

fire · 584862 · 2006-06-13

Vehicle

Make: NATIONAL RV
Model: TRADEWINDS LTC
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: NATIONAL R.V. INC.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 33,000
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

LOSS OF MOTOR HOME DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CHROME EXHAUST TIP LOOSENED FROM THE FLEXIBLE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING HOT GASES TO LEAK AND CAUSE A FIRE BY EXPOSURE OF THE HOT GASES TO THE COACH BODY WORK. 4 OTHER 2001 TRADEWINDS LTC HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SAME DEFECT, FIRE. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10159691
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown