Fleetwood Ent., Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Fleetwood Ent., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 22, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 142. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STOVES INSTALLED IN THE TRAVEL TRAILERS WERE MANUFACTURED FOR NATURAL GAS OPERATION AND WERE NOT CONVERTED TO PROPANE GAS OPERATION. USE OF A NATURAL GAS STOVE WITH PROPANE GAS FUEL WILL CREATE A HIGH LEVEL OF CARBON MONOXIDE.
The risk
HIGH CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS IN THE TRAVEL TRAILER INTERIOR CAN RESULT IN ASPHYXIATION OF THE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CONVERT THE STOVES FOR PROPANE GAS BY MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WHERE NECESSARY.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Fleetwood Prowler | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Fleetwood Terry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Fleetwood Wilderness | 0 | 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 94V050000.
Full record for the 1994 Fleetwood Prowler → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →