# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA85035
> **SEPARATION** · Opened 1985-07-29 · Closed 1987-04-27
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA85035
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 1985-07-29
- **Close date:** 1987-04-27
- **Manufacturer:** ARROWCRAFT PRODUCTS
- **Affected makes:** ARROWCRAFT
- **Affected components:** SUSPENSION
- **Affected model years:** 9999
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

SUMMARY:THE ARROWCRAFT DUAL WHEEL CONVERSION CONSISTS OF A SERIES OFSMALL PIPES WELDED TO A LARGE DIAMETER PIPE TO REPRODUCE A THE OEMWHEEL BOLT CIRCLE.THE SECOND WHEEL IS ATTACHED OUTBOARD OF THEFIRST WHEEL.THIS METHOD CAUSES A SEVERE BENDING MOMENT TO BEAPPLIED TO THE INNER WHEEL ATTACHMENT AND THE AXLE BEARINGS.ANALYSIS:THE ARROWCRAFT DUAL WHEEL ADAPTER WAS USED BY THE MICRO-MINI MOTORHOME MANUFACTURERS PRIMARILY BEFORE 1982.THEIR ADAPTERWAS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ONE PIECE, DUAL TIRED RIM ASSEMBLY.STATUS: ARROWCRAFT HAS FAILED TO CONDUCT A RECALL AS DESCRIBED BYTHE COMPANY PRESIDENT. A PANEL MEETING WAS HELD ON APRIL 27, 1987,CONCERNING ARROWCRAFT DWA'S.IT WAS AGREED THAT A FORMAL INVESTIGATIONOF THIS MATTER SHOULD BE INITIATED.THE CASE NUMBER IS C87-002.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA85035)
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