Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 21, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 383. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
FLEETWOOD IS RECALLING 311 MY 2008-2009 PROVIDENCE, EXCURSION, EXPEDITION, DISCOVERY AND BOUNDER DIESEL MOTOR HOME. THE BATTERY CABLE MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND COME IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER SHAFT CAUSING ENTANGLEMENT OR ABRASION TO THE BATTERY CABLE.
The risk
THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE OR UN-COMMANDED VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WHICH MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE DAMAGE BATTERY CABLES AND SECURE THE BATTERY CABLE HARNESS ABOVE THE DRIVE SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-509-3418.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fleetwood Discovery | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fleetwood Excursion | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fleetwood Expedition | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fleetwood Providence | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fleetwood Discovery | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Fleetwood Excursion | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fleetwood Expedition | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Fleetwood Providence | 0 | 7 | 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 09V175000.
Full record for the 2009 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →