- Vehicles
- 196
- Built between
- Mar 2013 – Apr 2013
- Models
- 16
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 July 2013
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and April 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2014 Fleetwood BounderBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Fleetwood Bounder ClassicBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2013-2014 Fleetwood DiscoveryBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood ExcursionBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood ExpeditionBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood Jamboree SportBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
- 2013 Fleetwood Jamboree Sport DieselBuilt March 2013 to March 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood Montara CommercialBuilt March 2013 to March 2013
- 2013 Fleetwood ProvidenceBuilt March 2013 to March 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood Searcher CommercialBuilt March 2013 to March 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood SouthwindBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood StormBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood TerraBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
- 2013 Fleetwood Tioga DSLBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
- 2014 Fleetwood Tioga RangerBuilt April 2013 to April 2013
- 2013 Fleetwood Tioga Ranger DSLBuilt March 2013 to April 2013
What the defect is
Fleetwood RV, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013 Jamboree Sport Diesel, Providence, Tioga DSL and Tioga Ranger DSL; 2014 Excursion, Expedition, Jamboree Sport, Montara Commercial, Searcher Commercial, Southwind, Storm, Terra, and Tioga Ranger; and 2013-2014 Bounder, Bounder Classic, and Discovery recreational vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with Weatherpro and 9100 series power awnings. Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.
What could happen
If the motor assembly screws shear, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the vehicle is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
Fleetwood RV will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with motors of a different design. The recall began during June 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to April 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 May 2013
- Owners notified17 July 2013
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 10 May 2013.
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 Owner Relations at 1-800-509-3418 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
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 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.