1998 Fleetwood Flair recalls
There are 3 safety recalls on record for the 1998 Fleetwood Flair, covering 168,198 vehicles in total across all the models in each campaign. Newest first.
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Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy
- 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/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or fleetwood at 1‑800‑322‑8216.
Recall number 07V120000 · Recall details
Trailer hitches
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: motor homes. The bolts holding the trailer hitch to the motor home frame are the incorrect length.
- Risk
- These bolts can loosen resulting in separation of the trailer hitch from the motor home.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the existing bolts and replace with correctly sized nuts, lock washers, and bolts.
Recall number 99V156000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and repair these vehicles, including replacement of any damaged wiring or other vehicular components.
Recall number 98V083000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Fleetwood Flair recalls
How do I check if my 1998 Fleetwood Flair has an open recall?
Enter your VIN in the VIN decoder on this page to see the recalls for your exact model and year, then confirm with any dealer of the brand or the manufacturer, who can tell you whether the repair was already done on your car.
Do I have to pay for a recall repair?
No. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer of the brand, even if the car is out of warranty or you are not the first owner.
How many recalls does the 1998 Fleetwood Flair have?
3, covering equipment, trailer hitches and electrical system.
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