Fleetwood Electrical System: 12V/24V/48V Battery

Fleetwood is recalling about 123 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Operation of the motor home without these lamps makes the motor home less visible and does not signal turn, backup, or braking actions of the motor home, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
02V069000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Reported
6 March 2002
Vehicles
123
Built between
Aug 2001 – Oct 2001
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 March 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2001 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2002 Fleetwood RevolutionBuilt August 2001 to October 2001

What the defect is

These motor homes are wired in such a manner that the vehicle operator must ensure that the battery disconnect switch is in the "use" position to activate rear cap tail lamps, stop lamps, backup lamps, turn signal lamps, and clearance lamps.

What could happen

Operation of the motor home without these lamps makes the motor home less visible and does not signal turn, backup, or braking actions of the motor home, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REWIRE THE MOTOR HOME SO THAT THE AFFECTED REAR CAP LAMPS REMAIN ENERGIZED WHENEVER THE CHASSIS ENGINE IS RUNNING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 18, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2001 to October 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 2002
  3. Owners notified18 March 2002

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 March 2002.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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