2004 Fleetwood Gear Box 300fs problems

What is wrong

Certain travel trailers fail to comply with requirements of part 567, "certification." the incorrect gross axle weight rating (gawr) was printed on the label. The correct gawr weight figure should be 5080 lb per axle.

Remedy

Owners are being provided with correct labels and installation instructions. If an owner is not comfortable installing this label, they can take it to their dealer and the dealer will install it at no charge. Owner notification is expected to begin during november 2003. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1‑800‑444‑3307.

Recall number 03V438000 · Recall details

This investigation was opened based on odi's receipt of a congressional letter on behalf of a constituent.the constituent reported incidents where the slide out room of his motor home would inadvertently move (extend) during highway use.odi was concerned that a fully extended slide out would degrade the vehicle's dynamic handling characteristics and/or possibly impact an object or another vehicle, resulting in a crash.odi contacted fleetwood and discovered that slide out rooms were installed in motor homes, travel trailers and folding trailers. As part of the investigation odi visited a rv show and the fleetwood paxinos plant to examine slide outs in various new make and model vehicles and gain an understanding of how the systems work.during the investigation odi learned that there are two methods used to extend slide out rooms.some manufacturers use hydraulic systems and others, such as fleetwood, use an electric motor. (continued on page 2)

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