Fleetwood Equipment: Tank Assembly

Fleetwood is recalling about 11 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The damage has the potential to lead to an unintended release of LPG gas and could result in a fire which may lead to death, injury or loss of the vehicle.

Campaign
11V009000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD RV, INC.
Reported
7 January 2011
Vehicles
11
Built between
Nov 2009 – Nov 2010
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 March 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2009 and November 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010 Fleetwood BounderBuilt November 2009 to November 2010
  • 2010-2011 Fleetwood SouthwindBuilt February 2010 to November 2010

What the defect is

Fleetwood is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 southwind and model year 2010 bounder class-a motor homes. The LPG tank can come into contact with the spring shackle carrier bolt and damage the LPG tank.

What could happen

The damage has the potential to lead to an unintended release of LPG gas and could result in a fire which may lead to death, injury or loss of the vehicle.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND INSPECT THE PROPANE TANK AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PROPANE TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2009 to November 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 January 2011
  3. Owners notified2 March 2011

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 January 2011.

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 RV at 1-800-509-3418.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
110103FRV
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

Fleetwood safety recall no. 110103FRV.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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