NHTSA campaign 03V452000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 4, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 60,877. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

The risk

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

The remedy

SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SAMSUNG AT 800-932-3837 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-629-8454.

105 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2004 Coleman Caravan	0	2	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Angler	0	1	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Avion	0	1	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Bounder	28	10	0	1
2004 Fleetwood Caribou	0	1	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Elkhorn	0	1	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Fiesta	4	6	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Flair	1	7	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Jamboree	2	4	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Jamboree GT	1	4	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Mallard	1	6	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Pioneer	3	6	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Prowler	21	9	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Savanna	0	1	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Southwind	13	8	1	0
2004 Fleetwood Storm	3	7	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Terry	9	9	2	0
2004 Fleetwood Tioga	1	4	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Tioga SL	3	4	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Westport	0	1	0	0
2004 Fleetwood Wilderness	10	9	0	0
2003 Coleman Caravan	1	2	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Angler	0	1	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Avion	0	1	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Bounder	13	8	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Caribou	0	1	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Elkhorn	0	1	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Fiesta	0	5	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Flair	3	6	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Jamboree	2	4	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Jamboree GT	0	3	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Mallard	2	3	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Pioneer	1	3	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Prowler	9	3	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Savanna	0	1	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Southwind	24	8	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Storm	0	6	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Terry	2	3	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Tioga	1	5	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Tioga SL	0	3	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Westport	0	1	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Wilderness	0	3	0	0
2002 Coleman Caravan	8	3	0	1
2002 Fleetwood Angler	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Avion	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Bounder	12	5	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Caribou	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Elkhorn	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Fiesta	6	3	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Flair	2	4	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Jamboree	1	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Jamboree GT	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Mallard	0	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Pioneer	1	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Prowler	11	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Savanna	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Southwind	4	5	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Storm	0	4	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Terry	4	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Tioga	0	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Tioga SL	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Westport	0	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Wilderness	7	2	0	0
2001 Coleman Caravan	3	3	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Angler	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Avion	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Bounder	8	5	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Caribou	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Elkhorn	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Fiesta	1	3	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Flair	1	4	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Jamboree	4	2	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Jamboree GT	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Mallard	3	2	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Pioneer	1	2	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Prowler	5	2	0	1
2001 Fleetwood Savanna	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Southwind	4	4	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Storm	3	4	1	0
2001 Fleetwood Terry	9	2	1	0
2001 Fleetwood Tioga	0	2	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Tioga SL	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Westport	0	1	0	0
2001 Fleetwood Wilderness	12	2	2	0
2000 Coleman Caravan	2	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Angler	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Avion	1	1	1	0
2000 Fleetwood Bounder	13	3	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Caribou	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Elkhorn	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Fiesta	0	3	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Flair	6	3	0	1
2000 Fleetwood Jamboree	4	3	0	1
2000 Fleetwood Jamboree GT	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Mallard	1	2	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Pioneer	0	2	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Prowler	6	2	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Savanna	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Southwind	8	4	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Storm	5	3	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Terry	2	2	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Tioga	7	4	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Tioga SL	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Westport	0	1	0	0
2000 Fleetwood Wilderness	4	2	0	0

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 03V452000.

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