NHTSA campaign 09V312000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Fleetwood RV, Inc.: Equipment

Fleetwood RV, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 28, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,684. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

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 remedy

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.

27 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2003 Fleetwood American Dream	1	2	0	0
2003 Fleetwood American Eagle	0	4	0	0
2003 Fleetwood American Heritage	0	4	0	0
2003 Fleetwood American Tradition	0	4	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Bounder	13	8	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel	1	1	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Discovery	6	4	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Excursion	0	3	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Expedition	1	3	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Pace Arrow	12	7	1	0
2003 Fleetwood Providence	0	4	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Revolution	3	4	0	0
2003 Fleetwood Southwind	24	8	1	0
2002 Fleetwood American Dream	1	2	0	0
2002 Fleetwood American Eagle	1	3	0	0
2002 Fleetwood American Heritage	1	4	0	0
2002 Fleetwood American Tradition	0	3	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Bounder	12	5	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel	1	1	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Discovery	2	3	0	1
2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow	5	4	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Revolution	0	5	0	0
2002 Fleetwood Southwind	4	5	0	0
2001 Fleetwood American Dream	1	2	0	0
2001 Fleetwood American Eagle	2	4	0	0
2001 Fleetwood American Tradition	0	3	0	0
2000 Fleetwood American Eagle	2	4	1	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 09V312000.

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