Fleetwood Equipment

Fleetwood is recalling about 83 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and/or explosion causing property damage and/or personal injury.

Campaign
10V539000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD RV, INC.
Reported
29 October 2010
Vehicles
83
Built between
Aug 2010 – Oct 2010
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 November 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2010 and October 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011 Fleetwood JamboreeBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
  • 2011 Fleetwood Jamboree SportBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
  • 2011 Fleetwood StormBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
  • 2011 Fleetwood TerraBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
  • 2011 Fleetwood TiogaBuilt August 2010 to October 2010
  • 2011 Fleetwood Tioga RangerBuilt August 2010 to October 2010

What the defect is

Fleetwood is recalling certain class-a and class-c motor homes equipped with atwood 35 series range ovens. A potential exists for a small fracture within the line delivering gas to the oven cavity burner. Such a fracture may cause propane gas to leak from the line.

What could happen

A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and/or explosion causing property damage and/or personal injury.

What gets fixed

FLEETWOOD IS WORKING WITH ATWOOD AND WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE STOVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2010 to October 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 October 2010
  3. Owners notified30 November 2010

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 29 October 2010.

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 atwood at 1-574-266-4749.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FLEETWOOD RV, 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

Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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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