Fleetwood Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Fleetwood is recalling about 142 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. High carbon monoxide levels in the travel trailer interior can result in asphyxiation of the occupants.

Campaign
94V050000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Reported
22 March 1994
Vehicles
142
Built between
Oct 1993 – Feb 1994
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 March 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1993 and February 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1994 Fleetwood ProwlerBuilt October 1993 to February 1994
  • 1994 Fleetwood TerryBuilt October 1993 to February 1994
  • 1994 Fleetwood WildernessBuilt October 1993 to February 1994

What the defect is

The stoves installed in the travel trailers were manufactured for natural gas operation and were not converted to propane gas operation. Use of a natural gas stove with propane gas fuel will create a high level of carbon monoxide.

What could happen

High carbon monoxide levels in the travel trailer interior can result in asphyxiation of the occupants.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL CONVERT THE STOVES FOR PROPANE GAS BY MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WHERE NECESSARY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1993 to February 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 March 1994
  3. Owners notified17 March 1994

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 22 March 1994.

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: equipment; other pieces; stove.vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with propane gas magic chef stoves.note: if your equipment is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, please contact fleetwood at 1-800-854-4755. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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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