1996 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND Recall

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.

1996 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND TSBs (2)

Bulletin:: 336
Component:: 980000 unknown or other
Summary:: Operating instructions for bendix washer/dryer. *jd
Bulletin:: 98256
Component:: 355100 equipment:other:labels
Summary:: Fleetwood enterprises, inc. motor home division will be contacting the owners of certain motor homes for the purpose of correcting the gcwr label which was printed with the incorrect information. *tt