Fleetwood Ent., Inc.: Visibility › Windshield
Fleetwood Ent., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 26, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 895. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS," FOR AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF TINT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN BACKING UP, WHEN USING THE MIRRORS FOR LANE CHANGES, OR WHENEVER LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WINDOWS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Fleetwood Bounder | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Fleetwood Discovery | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 Fleetwood Bounder | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Fleetwood Discovery | 3 | 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 98V147000.
Full record for the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →