- Vehicles
- 8,969
- Built between
- Nov 2002 – Mar 2004
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 August 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2002 and March 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood BounderBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood FiestaBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood FlairBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood JamboreeBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood Jamboree GTBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood Pace ArrowBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood SouthwindBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood StormBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood TerraBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood TiogaBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
- 2003-2004 Fleetwood Tioga SLBuilt November 2002 to March 2004
What the defect is
Certain motor homes equipped with draw tite hitch receivers may be missing one or more welds between the hitch receiver box and the bottom support plate.
What could happen
The welds could break, allowing the hitch receiver box and the towed load to separate from the towing vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE HITCH RECEIVER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2002 to March 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 July 2004
- Owners notified23 August 2004
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 20 July 2004.
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 should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 40715
- Recalling manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, 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
Fleetwood recall no. 40715.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.