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2007 FLEETWOOD TIOGA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

fire · 721926 · 2009-05-29

Vehicle

Make
FLEETWOOD
Model
TIOGA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE WERE DRIVING OUR RV AND SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC, WE STOPPED AND THE SMELL SEEMED TO GO AWAY. WE WENT ON AND LATER STOPPED AND LOOKED IN OUR COMPARTMENT, THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BURNED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE PLASTIC CONTAINER, LUCKILY IT DID NOT BURN INTO THE FOUR BOTTLES OF BUTANE IN OUR COMPARTMENT, WE WOULD HAVE DIED. WE ARE TRYING TO CONTACT THE DEALER FOR CORRECTION. THE WARRANTY IS UP SO THE NEARBY PLACES WILL NOT HANDLE IT. IT IS A 2007 TIOGA MADE BY FLEETWOOD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, SINCE WE HAVE LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT AND HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT. AFTER THIS WE EMPTIED THE COMPARTMENT AND PUT A METAL PLATE IN IT OURSELVES, TRYING TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM FLEETWOOD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10272381
Machine
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