1997 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 96V236000 on 11/26/1996
- Component:
- Visibility:power window devices and controls
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1996 - 11/14/1996
- Affected:
- 241
- Defect:
- The e-z slide-out room can operate unexpectedly. water can cause an electrical short in the slide-out room control relay.
- Consequence:
- If the slide-out room operates unexpectedly, the motor home width will increase which could lead to an accident if traveling or property damage could occur while the motor home is parked.
- Correction:
- Dealers will install a replacement control relay in a waterproof location on these motor homes.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began january 18, 1997.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 1-800-854-4755.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 07V120000 on 03/19/2007
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1997 - 07/30/2003
- Affected:
- 167,096
- Defect:
- Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Consequence:
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Correction:
- Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
- Notes:
- Customers may 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.
1997 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- 336
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Operating instructions for bendix washer/dryer. *jd
- Bulletin:
- 98348
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Subject on domestic ice maker installation and operation. *yc
- Bulletin:
- 04212008
- Component:
- 072200 fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Fleetwood service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. consumer maintenance advisory, generator fuel lines. fleetwood motor home owners. csc was received. *pe
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