2001 Fleetwood Discovery recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motor homes. The battery cable is routed too close to a sharp edge on top of the automatic transmission causing abrasion to the cable insulation.
💥 The risk
This could lead to an electrical short or possible fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect, replace or repair damaged cables and necessary, and relocate the affected cables. Owner notification began march 6, 2001. 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 at 1-800-322-8216.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V058000
- Manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 200
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-322-8216
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 6, 2001
- Built
- Dec 1, 2000 – Feb 15, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).