Fleetwood Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly

Fleetwood is recalling about 618 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. Fuel would seep from tank creating the potential for afire.

Campaign
87V100000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Reported
7 July 1987
Vehicles
618
Built between
Nov 1985 – Apr 1986
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 September 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1985 and April 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1985-1986 Fleetwood BounderBuilt November 1985 to April 1986

What the defect is

Fuel tanks may crack in service due to fatigue of material around weld.

What could happen

Fuel would seep from tank creating the potential for afire.

What gets fixed

REPLACE ORIGINAL TANK WITH A NEW TANK.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1985 to April 1986
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 July 1987
  3. Owners notified21 September 1987

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 July 1987.

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

System: fuel tank.vehicle description: motorhomes.

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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