NHTSA Recall 09V312000 — Fleetwood Equipment

What's wrong

FLEETWOOD RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2006 MOTORHOMES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 24, 2004 AND MARCH 11, 2005, EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD MODEL 1200LR, 1200LRIM, AND 1201LRIM REFRIGERATORS WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 1273701 AND 1536607, NON-CONSECUTIVELY. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK. IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE REFRIGERATOR CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED AFTER SOLUTION CIRCULATION HAS CEASED THE HEAT SOURCE COULD GENERATE VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. AT SUCH HIGH TEMPERATURES, THE COOLING UNIT COULD RUPTURE.

The risk

IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUES TO OPERATE, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

The fix

FLEETWOOD RV WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLE'S REFRIGERATOR WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD RV AT 1-800-509-3418 OR NORCOLD'S RECALL CENTER AT 1-800-767-9101.

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign

09V312000

Filed by

Fleetwood Rv, Inc.

Report received

28 Jul 2009

Owners notified

26 Jun 2009

Potentially affected

6,684

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.

2001 Fleetwood American Dream 2002 Fleetwood American Dream 2003 Fleetwood American Dream 2000 Fleetwood American Eagle 2001 Fleetwood American Eagle 2002 Fleetwood American Eagle 2003 Fleetwood American Eagle 2002 Fleetwood American Heritage 2003 Fleetwood American Heritage 2001 Fleetwood American Tradition 2002 Fleetwood American Tradition 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition 2002 Fleetwood Bounder 2003 Fleetwood Bounder 2002 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel 2003 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel 2002 Fleetwood Discovery 2003 Fleetwood Discovery 2003 Fleetwood Excursion 2003 Fleetwood Expedition 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 2003 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 2003 Fleetwood Providence 2002 Fleetwood Revolution 2003 Fleetwood Revolution 2002 Fleetwood Southwind 2003 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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