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on certain class a motor homes built on workhorse chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts. the spline can strip while the steering wheel is being turned.

Corrective Action

this steering condition could result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Recall Notes

workhorse is conducting this recall (please see 06v148000) and will inspect and, if necessary, replace the steering intermediate shafts. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

2006 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Engine And Engine Cooling

Consequence of Defect

on certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with general motors 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can cause the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip to fracture, resulting in inadequate retention of the damper. if the damper becomes loose, fuel could be pumped by the fuel pump into the under hood area.

Corrective Action

in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result.

Recall Notes

workhorse is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 06v225). dealers will replace the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clips on these engines free of charge. owners may contact workhorse at 877-294-6773 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

2006 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

on certain motor homes equipped with kwikee brand electric entry step built with a control unit manufactured by american technologies, may develop an electrical short during cold weather, allowing for the potential of the plastic case to ignite.

Corrective Action

this will make the step inoperable and possibly result in a risk of personal injury, vehicle or other property damage.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace all american technologies controls associated with the kwikee brand electric entry step free of charge. the recall began on march 17, 2006. owners may contact fleetwood at 800-509-3418.

2005 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Steering

Consequence of Defect

on certain class a motor homes built on workhorse chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts. the spline can strip while the steering wheel is being turned.

Corrective Action

this steering condition could result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Recall Notes

2005 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Engine And Engine Cooling

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result.

Recall Notes

2004 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Engine And Engine Cooling

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result.

Recall Notes

2004 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Electrical System

Consequence of Defect

certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101 øcontrols and displaysø and no. 105 øhydraulic and electric brake systems.ø if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. also activation of the abs telltale when the abs is not properly functioning does not always occur.

Corrective Action

at night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.

Recall Notes

workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign and reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

2004 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

on certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. an electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. this may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.

Corrective Action

an electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.

Recall Notes

samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. in the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. if the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact samsung at 800-932-3837 or fleetwood at 1-800-629-8454.

2004 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Trailer Hitches

Consequence of Defect

certain motor homes equipped with draw tite hitch receivers may be missing one or more welds between the hitch receiver box and the bottom support plate.

Corrective Action

the welds could break, allowing the hitch receiver box and the towed load to separate from the towing vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect and replace the hitch receiver. the recall is expected to begin during august 2004. owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

2004 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic at 1-888-446-5157, stericycle at 1-317-860-1163, or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

2003 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Electrical System

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

at night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.

Recall Notes

2003 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

an electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.

Recall Notes

2003 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Trailer Hitches

Consequence of Defect

certain motor homes equipped with draw tite hitch receivers may be missing one or more welds between the hitch receiver box and the bottom support plate.

Corrective Action

the welds could break, allowing the hitch receiver box and the towed load to separate from the towing vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect and replace the hitch receiver. the recall is expected to begin during august 2004. owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

2003 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

2002 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

an electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.

Recall Notes

2002 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Switches:Brake Warning

Consequence of Defect

certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.

Corrective Action

in some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator.

Recall Notes

dealers will repair these vehicles. owner notification began april 7, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307.

2002 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

2001 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

an electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.

Recall Notes

2001 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Switches:Brake Warning

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

Recall Notes

2001 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

2000 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

an electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.

Recall Notes

2000 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Switches:Brake Warning

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

Recall Notes

2000 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

1999 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

1998 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Electrical System:Battery:Cables

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: motor homes. due to improper installation of electrical wires, the battery cables can contact the automatic transmission cooler fluid lines. the ignition switch and customer accessory wiring is undersized.

Corrective Action

this condition can result in damage to the battery cable insulation, leading to an electrical short, and possibly a fire. the undersized wiring can result in the engine stopping with a resultant loss of power steering or power braking, leading to a possible crash.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect and repair these vehicles, including replacement of any damaged wiring or other vehicular components.

1998 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Electrical System:Wiring

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect and repair these vehicles, including replacement of any damaged wiring or other vehicular components.

1998 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Trailer Hitches

Consequence of Defect

vehicle description: motor homes. the bolts holding the trailer hitch to the motor home frame are the incorrect length.

Corrective Action

these bolts can loosen resulting in separation of the trailer hitch from the motor home.

Recall Notes

dealers will remove the existing bolts and replace with correctly sized nuts, lock washers, and bolts.

1998 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

1997 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls

Consequence of Defect

the e-z slide-out room can operate unexpectedly. water can cause an electrical short in the slide-out room control relay.

Corrective Action

if the slide-out room operates unexpectedly, the motor home width will increase which could lead to an accident if traveling or property damage could occur while the motor home is parked.

Recall Notes

dealers will install a replacement control relay in a waterproof location on these motor homes.

1997 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Recreational Vehicle

Consequence of Defect

Corrective Action

release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Recall Notes

1995 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Other

Consequence of Defect

the wooden convenience table located in the living room area of the motorhome was not securely attached to the floor allowing movement during vehicle transit.

Corrective Action

the table could roll during braking or as the vehicle moves causing injury to a vehicle occupant or a distraction to the driver increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.

Recall Notes

dealers will inspect, and install as necessary, hardware which attaches the table to the motorhome living room area floor.

1994 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Electrical System:Ignition:Switch

Consequence of Defect

final stage manufacturing required the power distribution and ignition system wiring to be rerouted. this wiring change left these circuits unprotected against high electrical currents.

Corrective Action

should an electrical short or overload occur, thechassis wiring will overheat and may cause a fire.

Recall Notes

fleetwood dealers will install appropriate fusible links within the circuit.

1994 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Equipment:Mechanical:Carrier/Rack

Consequence of Defect

the spare tire and wheel assembly is attached to the motorhome with a chain and pulley mechanism. if inadequate tension is not pre-loaded into this mechanism, road vibration can cause the friction clutch to slowly release or backdrive the mechanism, which causes the spare tire and wheel assembly to slowly lower and contact the road surface forward of the front axle.

Corrective Action

if this happens a potential safety hazard and/or road obstruction could result.

Recall Notes

dealers will install a square chain connector in the mechanism's tire support chain. also, a redundant chain, bracket, and chain connector will be installed to physically connect the spare tire and wheel assembly to the undercarriage.

1993 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Other

Consequence of Defect

these vehicles were manufactured with insufficient support structure for the main door entry step. the step can break loose from its attachment to the vehicle.

Corrective Action

if the step breaks while a person is ascending ordescending, an injury may occur.

Recall Notes

modify the step well support structure.

1990 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch

Consequence of Defect

headlamp switch control may not be identified on either control knob or adjacent to the control knob as required by fmvss 101.

Corrective Action

this could result in the driver's attention beingdiverted when selecting controls with the potential for an accident.

Recall Notes

install headlamp switch control identifier either on or adjacent to the switch.

1990 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Seat Belts:Front:Anchorage

Consequence of Defect

metal formed ends of seat belt anchorage bar may be cracked.

Corrective Action

seat belt anchorages would not sustain seat belt loads ina crash, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.

Recall Notes

replace top plate weldment, including seat belt anchorage bar, on seat pedestals.

1989 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer

Consequence of Defect

the windshield wiper system hardware was incorrectly mounted, causing wiper blade overtravel and premature wear, and in extreme cases, the wiper blades may fail to correctly travel over the windshield.

Corrective Action

insufficient windshield wiper performance reducesoperator visibility in inclement weather and could result in a vehicle accident.

Recall Notes

modify the mounting of the windshield wiper hardware and replace the passenger side pivot arm.

1989 Fleetwood Flair

Component

Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch

Consequence of Defect

headlamp switch control may not be identified on either control knob or adjacent to the control knob as required by fmvss 101.

Corrective Action

this could result in the driver's attention beingdiverted when selecting controls with the potential for an accident.

Recall Notes

install headlamp switch control identifier either on or adjacent to the switch.