- Vehicles
- 740
- Built between
- Aug 1978 – Feb 1979
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 June 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1978 and February 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979 Fleetwood 5TDBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TaurusBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TDBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TEBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TFBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TGBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TKBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TLBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
- 1979 Fleetwood TMBuilt August 1978 to February 1979
What the defect is
The flue outlet fittings installed on certain vehicles are too short to connect the insulating sleeve to the furnace outer case. This could allow high temperatures to concentrate on the trailer wall.
What gets fixed
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, THE PROPER LENGTH FLUE OUTLET FITTING WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1978 to February 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 March 1979
- Owners notified8 June 1979
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 1 March 1979.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FLEETWOOD ENT., 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
Vehicle description: trailers, travel.system: equipment; furnace, flue outlet fitting.consequences of defect: excessive temperature may result in a fire and seriouspersonal injury to vehicle occupants.note: furnace should not be operated prior to correction of the problem.
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.