Fleetwood Bounder Diesel 2002

• Recall 73168 [USA]: If a leak occurs and the unit is continues to operate, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
  Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2005 and 2006 motorhomes manufactured between july 24, 2004 and march 11, 2005, equipped with norcold model 1200lr, 1200lrim, and 1201lrim refrigerators with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased the heat source could generate very high temperatures. At such high temperatures, the cooling unit could rupture.
  fleetwood rv will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during september 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood rv at 1-800-509-3418 or norcold's recall center at 1-800-767-9101.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 84588 [USA]: The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash.
  Fleetwood is recalling 509 my 2001-2008 class a motor homes equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. The driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver.
  dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. Workhorse is handling the remedy for this campaign please see 09v-110. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731. Workhorse will conduct the owner and dealer notification.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 45860 [USA]: Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
  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.
  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.
  customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 33316 [USA]: 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.
  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.
  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.
  customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 63647 [USA]: 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.
  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.
  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.
  fleetwood recall no. 30312.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2009215 [Canada]: Brakes
  On certain motorhomes, the brake calipers may stick in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end which, if undetected, could eventually lead to soft brake pedal condition due to brake fluid boil. Extended stopping distances may result in a vehicle crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: dealers will affect repairs.

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• Recall 2009229 [Canada]: Other
  On certain motorhomes equipped with a norcold inc. Refrigerator, a fatigue crack in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited. This could result in a fire, causing property damage, personal injury, or death. Correction: dealers will retrofit the cooling unit with a thermal switch kit.

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• Recall 2007047 [Canada]: Other
  On certain motorhomes, conventional travel trailers and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a dometic corporation refrigerator, a fatigue crack can develop in the boiler tube. This could allow the release of pressurized coolant solution into an area where an ignition source is present, which could result in a fire. Correction: dealers will replace the refrigerator's boiler tube assembly.

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• Recall 2006113 [Canada]: Brakes
  On certain motorhomes, the front brake calipers may bind in a partially applied position, causing the brake assemblies to exhibit elevated temperatures that can lead to catastrophic deterioration of wheel end components such as bearings, spindles, knuckles, seals, hubs, rotors, calipers, brake pads and abs sensors. This could result in loss of control, and/or the potential for a fire. Correction: workhorse custom chassis dealers will inspect and repair/replace brake components.

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• Recall 2003078 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  On certain vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or when the brake fluid is low. Correction: the brake warning indicator bulb from the right side indicator position must be transferred to the left side indicator position of the instrument cluster and the wire harness must be modified.

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• Recall 2009229 [Canada]: Other
  On certain motorhomes equipped with a norcold inc. Refrigerator, a fatigue crack in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited. This could result in a fire, causing property damage, personal injury, or death. Correction: dealers will retrofit the cooling unit with a thermal switch kit.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Inadvertent slide-out extension movement investigation # PE06005

  This investigation was opened based on odis 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 vehicles 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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Tl * the contact owns a 2002 fleetwood bounder rv. While driving 50 mph the vehicle front brakes locked up. He drove the vehicle off to the side of the road. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the compliant.The contact reference nhtsa recall 09v11000 and stated that a quick fix recall repair was done some years ago. The approximate[failure and current mileage was 22,000. Updated 7/28/10. *lj

I received the information from workhorse for the fix for the brake problem, i tried to call them and go threw the system of transfers only to get hung up on by the machine. Yes my motorhome is part of the campaign, but who's gonna pay for the thousands i've spent replacing brake rotors to keep the motorhome useful while waiting almost 8 years. You can't get a person a workhorse on the phone to even ask the question much less get an answer. *tr

While on a trip through northern california, my abs light came on and breaking ability was compromised. This is despite me downshifting repeatedly while going down hills and applying breaks steadily (no pumping) as needed. After i returned home, i immediately took the rv to a service center and was told that the o-rings on the front breaks had melted due to excessive heat and wheel seals had been damaged. In addition, both front calipers, all 4 abs sensors and brake fluid needed to be replaced due to boiling of the breaking fluid. The consequences of this workhorse engineering failure cost me $2133 on my rv, which has only 6578 miles on it. We had used our rv frequently on local trips up until this trip to northern california. Since this is now the 2nd failure in less than 4000 miles, i have gone on the internet and discovered that there are numerous other workhorse chassis owners who are experiencing the same problems with their braking system. I believe if this engineering defect is not resolved, you can expect to see accidents, injuries and fatalities as a result of this poorly designed system. The fact that workhorse has added larger break systems and a zerk fitting correction to rv's built after ours was manufactured indicates to me that they know there's a problem with the brakes on this model. Based on the comments i am reading on-line, i also foresee multiple lawsuits against workhorse......Particularly if their investigation or neglect on this issues drags on for years and is not resolved quickly. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford (na) bounder. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer stated that the parts for the recall repair were unavailable and did not know when they would arrive. The contact felt that was unacceptable. There had been no failure to date. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage was 18,000.

Dt: the contact stated the interior overhead console in the front passenger area dropped down from the ceiling about one inch. The contact feared that this might completely separate from the ceiling and injure the occupants. The vehicle has not been seen by a dealer. *ak

Owning this coach since 2003 near new i have had hundreds of episodes of rocking, tracking and steering control problems that have been near misses and roll over accidents. I have owned the same brand in other rvs previously through the years because i believed in the manufactured brand. The suspension is well known as a "fleetwood rocker" instead of a fleetwood bounder by all the motorhome dealers that carry other frames and chassis. They obviously know the problems with it being dealers and not engineers. I replaced the shocks to remedy the problem only to find out the shocks were not bad, they are undersized for the coach being too top heavy , and the cantilevered coach weight that is rear to the axles. The same problem lies with the suspension on sway and steering problems. There are no tracking or steering controls on the frame to counterbalance the added weight of a coach on a ford workhorse chassis. A stabilizer on the front does not help due again to being top heavy and all the weight rear of the back axle. This coach should have never been allowed to be built on that particular frame or chassis with that much rear axle tag weight, without added controls front and back to stabilize the suspension and steering or at least lengthened wheel base. Brakes are same issue, under sized and caused severe heating problems to the point that a design change has since been made. Thanks to somebody, i just wish the suspension and steering would get the same attention by them accepting ownership of their mistake or before a fatality occurs. *js

Dt: the consumer received nhtsa recall 04v084000 concerning brake calipers on 2002 fleetwood bounder in october of 2004. The consumer was having problems with brakes starting in july 2003. The consumer had the brakes fixed under warranty. The recall work was done on august 10, 2004, but the owner had not received recall notice at this point. He was given information about the recall from the dealership. The consumer called dealership back and told him that recall work needed to be done. The consumer was informed by the dealer that recall work had already been done. The consumer insisted that only the rear brakes were fixed, and that was when the consumer received information from dealer about the recall and to call them immediately. The consumer called dealership and was told that the work had been done and that was all that was required. . The consumer questioned dealership about the front brakes, and they would not give him an authorization to take care of them. While the consumer was driving the front brakes were smoking from the calipers and almost caught on fire. The consumer was waiting on the tow truck to pick up the vehicle. The dealer did not know when the parts will be available. Meanwhile, the consumer was stuck in a different state, and wash upset with manufacturer for not fixing the vehicle the first time. *ak *nm

2002 fleetwood bounder 36 s purchased new 4-april-2003 dealer has refused warranty service since 5-april-2003,vehicle is still under the original new vehicle 12/15 warranty and now has only 1500 miles,it has taken over 8 months to get selling dealer to take vehicle in for warranty repairs,vehicle has as severe rebound bouncing problem such as when hitting unven pavement crossing a bridge at road speed the front of the vehicle bounces and feels as if the vehicle is rocking across the rear axle pulling the front up.I am told this is a common problem on the 228 wheel base vehicle with the long over hang aprox 14 ft past the rear axle.The dealer parts mgr sid was tires need balanced,this diagonosis was made without even looking at the vehicle and that it was my problem,i do not believe tire balance will solve this ,i have asked the manfacture to resolve the front suspension problem as it is unsafe to operate in the current condition they refuse.

The unit is "topping out" against the shocks when the vehicle goes over a series of bumps. It seems as if the unit is too light in the front end. There is a 14 foot overhang from the bumper to the center-rear axel. Wheel base is 228 inches and the total length of the coach is 37'11". The braking system shakes like crazy and doesn't slow the unit down. This failure is random and there are no consistent conditions under which this failure occurs. The dealer has investigated this problem and cannot find anything wrong with the brakes.