- Vehicles
- 1,236
- Built between
- Sep 2005 – Dec 2005
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 March 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2005 and December 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Fleetwood BounderBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood Bounder DieselBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood DiscoveryBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood ExcursionBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood ExpeditionBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood FiestaBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood FlairBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood JamboreeBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood Pace ArrowBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood ProvidenceBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood RevolutionBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood SouthwindBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood StormBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood TerraBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
- 2006 Fleetwood TiogaBuilt September 2005 to December 2005
What the defect is
On certain motor homes equipped with kwikee brand electric entry step built with a control unit manufactured by american technologies, may develop an electrical short during cold weather, allowing for the potential of the plastic case to ignite.
What could happen
This will make the step inoperable and possibly result in a risk of personal injury, vehicle or other property damage.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE ALL AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES CONTROLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KWIKEE BRAND ELECTRIC ENTRY STEP FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2005 to December 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 2006
- Owners notified17 March 2006
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 23 February 2006.
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 may contact fleetwood at 800-509-3418.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 60220
- 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.60220.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.