2003-2007 Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Heritage and others recall: recreational vehicle/trailer

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. reported this safety recall on July 15, 2008. It covers about 70,101 vehicles.

vehicles affected: 70,101
reported: Jul 15, 2008
owners notified: Oct 24, 2008

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

What is wrong: Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery, providence, excursion, expedition, revolution, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition diesel class a motor homes; jamboree tioga class c motor homes; and prowler, wilderness, terry, mallard, pioneer, pride and triumph conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerators manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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: If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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 the owner 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 08V320000

Affected vehicles

Fleetwood American Eagle 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood American Heritage 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood American Tradition 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Bounder 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Discovery 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Excursion 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Expedition 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Fiesta 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Flair 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Jamboree 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Mallard 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Pace Arrow 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Pioneer 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Pride 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Providence 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Prowler 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Revolution 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Southwind 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Storm 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Terra 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Terry 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Tioga 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Triumph 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fleetwood Wilderness 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Questions about recall 08V320000

Is there a recall on the 2003-2007 Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Heritage and others recreational vehicle/trailer?

Yes. Recall 08V320000, reported on July 15, 2008, covers about 70,101 vehicles.

What is the fix for recall 08V320000?

Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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 the owner 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.

Is the recall repair free?

Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.

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