- Vehicles
- 2,129
- Built between
- May 2006 – Sep 2007
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 February 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2006 and September 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood ArcadiaBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood AvalonBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood BaysideBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007 Fleetwood CheyenneBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood NiagaraBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood Santa FEBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood SaratogaBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007 Fleetwood SequoiaBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood SUN ValleyBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood UtahBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
- 2007-2008 Fleetwood WilliamsburgBuilt May 2006 to September 2007
What the defect is
On certain recreational vehicles, the power lift roof system, which consists of a power lift motor and current limiter controller, generates excessive amounts of impact torque if the power lift is operated with the 30A power cord plugged into a 110V AC power source (with or without a battery).
What could happen
This could cause failure in one of the shear pins resulting in damage to the trailer's lift system. This could allow the roof to free-fall from the raised position, possibly resulting in personal injury, vehicle and/or property damage.
What gets fixed
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO WARNING STICKERS THAT EXPLAINS THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE POWER LIFT ACCESSORY USING A BATTERY ONLY. ONE STICKER WILL BE PLACED AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER NEXT TO THE CURRENT LIMITER. THE SECOND STICKER WILL BE PLACED NEXT TO THE 30A POWER CORD OUTLET. IN ADDITION, FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS WILL SEND A COPY OF THE OPERATION MANUAL THAT EMPHASIZES THE BATTERY-ONLY OPERATION OF THIS TRAILER ACCESSORY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2006 to September 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 October 2007
- Owners notified8 February 2008
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 3 October 2007.
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 folding trailers at 1-814-443-7367.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- PR07-1
- Recalling manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER, 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 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.