NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V240000

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/trailer — Fleetwood · reported 3 Jun 2008 · 1,263 vehicles potentially affected

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
08V240000
Filed by
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Report received
3 Jun 2008
Owners notified
25 Sep 2008
Potentially affected
1,263

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1999 Fleetwood American Dream 2000 Fleetwood American Dream 2001 Fleetwood American Dream 1999 Fleetwood American Eagle 2000 Fleetwood American Eagle 2001 Fleetwood American Eagle 1999 Fleetwood American Heritage 2000 Fleetwood American Heritage 2001 Fleetwood American Heritage 2002 Fleetwood American Heritage 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition 2000 Fleetwood American Tradition 2001 Fleetwood American Tradition 2001 Fleetwood Bounder 2006 Fleetwood Bounder 2007 Fleetwood Bounder 2006 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel 2006 Fleetwood Southwind

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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