Fleetwood Equipment: Carrier/Rack

Fleetwood is recalling about 159 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Objects falling from the motorhome onto the roadway can become a road hazard to operators of other vehicles.

Campaign
94V137000
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Reported
21 July 1994
Vehicles
159
Built between
Jul 1993 – Jun 1994
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 December 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 1994 Fleetwood CoronadoBuilt July 1993 to June 1994
  • 1995 Fleetwood Southwind StormBuilt July 1993 to June 1994

What the defect is

The spare tire and wheel storage assembly is located under the vehicle in such a manner that the tire and wheel assembly contacts the road surface, resulting in damage to the attachment mechanism. The damage can cause the spare wheel and tire to fall from the motorhome onto the roadway.

What could happen

Objects falling from the motorhome onto the roadway can become a road hazard to operators of other vehicles.

What gets fixed

HARDWARE WILL BE ADDED TO THE RELOCATE THE MOUNTING OF THE SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE TO THE REAR WALL, ABOVE THE BUMPER OF THE MOTORHOME.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1993 to June 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 July 1994
  3. Owners notified5 December 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 21 July 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; carrier; spare tire.vehicle description: motorhomes.note: if your vehicle 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 service center 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.

Same component

Same brand