Fleetwood Ent., Inc.: Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Fleetwood Ent., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 14, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,413. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT NUT RETAINING CLIP MAY BE MISSING. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A RETAINING CLIP WILL ALLOW THE NUT TO WORK LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
The risk
STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CANRESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSPECT STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP. IF CLIP IS MISSING, INSTALL A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP, OR HAVE A DEALER INSPECT AND INSTALL A CLIP. FLEETWOOD ADVISES OWNERS NOT TO OPERATE THE MOTORHOMES UNTIL A STEERING WHEEL NUT INSPECTION AND CLIP INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Fleetwood Bounder | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 Fleetwood Eagle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Fleetwood Eleganza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Fleetwood Southwind | 4 | 1 | 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 92V052000.
Full record for the 1990 Fleetwood Bounder → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →