1996 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 96V102000 on 06/20/1996
- Component:
- Electrical system:fuses and circuit breakers
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/1995 - 04/30/1996
- Affected:
- 881
- Defect:
- The electric wire used to power the expandable room hydraulic pump motor was not equipped with a circuit breaker. overheating of the wire can occur with incorrect expandable room operation.
- Consequence:
- This condition can cause the wire insulation to melt, causing smoke and possible fire.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install a circuit breaker to the expandable room system pump motor wire. fleetwood will also provide a vehicle label to identify the location of the circuit breaker, and will provide owner's manual literature to identify the circuit breaker location.
- Notes:
- System: electrical; fuse and recepticle; circuit breaker. vehicle description: motorhomes equipped with an optional expandable room. owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin june 28, 1996. note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and od not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 98V147000 on 06/30/1998
- Component:
- Visibility:windshield
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1995 - 01/30/1996
- Affected:
- 895
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: motor homes. the driver's and passenger's side windows do not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 205, "glazing materials," for an acceptable level of tint.
- Consequence:
- This condition could cause the driver reduced visibility through the side windows when backing up, when using the mirrors for lane changes, or whenever looking through the windows, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these windows.
- Notes:
- Owner notification is expected to begin july 20, 1998.owners who take their motor homes 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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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