2000–2002 Fleetwood American Heritage & 2001, 2006–2007 Fleetwood Bounder + 5 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Fleetwood is recalling certain class a gas and Diesel motor homes, class c motor homes, conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerators. A low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
💥 The risk
Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
🔧 The fix
Fleetwood is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall is expected to begin during june 2008. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.
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
- 08V240000
- Manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,263
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-767-9101
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 25, 2008
- Built
- Apr 13, 1999 – May 25, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.