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

Fleetwood is recalling about 384 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This routing can cause the wires to be pinched resulting in shorted or open circuits which could lead to blown fuses, house component nonoperation and may result in a fire.

Campaign
08V388000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reported
7 August 2008
Vehicles
384
Built between
Sep 2007 – Jul 2008
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 August 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2007 and July 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008 Fleetwood FiestaBuilt September 2007 to May 2008
  • 2008 Fleetwood TerraBuilt September 2007 to July 2008

What the defect is

Fleetwood is recalling 384 my 2008 terra and fiesta motor homes. The battery control center (bcc) miscellaneous wire harness is routed between framing at the driver's wheel well and the front leveling jack.

What could happen

This routing can cause the wires to be pinched resulting in shorted or open circuits which could lead to blown fuses, house component nonoperation and may result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REROUTE THE BCC MISCELLANEOUS WIRE HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 27, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2007 to July 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 August 2008
  3. Owners notified27 August 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 7 August 2008.

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 1-800-509-3418.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
80724
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. 80724.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.

Same component

Same brand