Fleetwood Ent., Inc.: Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Fleetwood Ent., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 22, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 241. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE E-Z SLIDE-OUT ROOM CAN OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. WATER CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM CONTROL RELAY.
The risk
IF THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM OPERATES UNEXPECTEDLY, THE MOTOR HOME WIDTH WILL INCREASE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF TRAVELING OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR WHILE THE MOTOR HOME IS PARKED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REPLACEMENT CONTROL RELAY IN A WATERPROOF LOCATION ON THESE MOTOR HOMES.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Fleetwood Bounder | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Fleetwood Flair | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Fleetwood Southwind | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Fleetwood Storm | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Pace Arrow Vision | 3 | 1 | 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 96V236000.
Full record for the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →