Fleetwood Southwind 2016

• Recall 127384 [USA]: An unsecured battery tray can cause a battery acid leak or an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire or injury.
  Rev recreation group (rev) is recalling certain 2013-2015 fleetwood bounder and 2013-2016 fleetwood southwind recreational vehicles. The welds attaching the battery tray may be insufficient. As a result, the tray may separate from underneath the chassis.
  rev will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery tray, and install fasteners, if necessary, to secure the battery tray, free of charge. The recall began on november 17, 2017. Owners may contact rev customer service at 1-800-509-3417. Rev's number for this recall is 170914rev.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 111171 [USA]: The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
  Allied recreation group, inc. (arg) is recalling certain model year 2016 fleetwood southwind 34a, 36l, and 32vs motorhomes equipped with atwood model 0d50 on-demand water heaters. In the affected vehicles, the on-demand water heaters have a gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
  arg will notify owners and atwood will provide a remedy for the hot water heater free of charge. The recall began on january 27, 2016. Owners may contact arg customer service at 1-800-509-3417 or atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 108882 [USA]: In the event of an emergency, the occupant's exit from the vehicle may be delayed or prevented, increasing their risk of injury.
  Allied recreation group, inc. (arg) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 fleetwood southwind recreational vehicles, model 32 vs, manufactured april 16, 2014, to june 19, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured without an emergency exit window on the road side bedroom wall.
  arg will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if necessary, they will replace the existing road side bedroom wall window with an emergency exit window, free of charge. The recall began on august 14, 2015. Owners can contact arg customer service at 1-800-509-3417. Arg's number for this recall number is 150625arg.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2017549 [Canada]: Structure
  On certain vehicles, weld securing the battery tray to the chassis may fail. This could cause the battery tray to separate from the chassis, potentially resulting in an electrical short, battery acid leak, or road debris endangering other road users. This could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will inspect the battery tray and and install additional fasteners if necessary.

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2016 southwind 34a. Consumer writes in regards to battery tray safety recall. *ld the consumer stated it was dangerous for consumers to drive the vehicle to be repaired. The consumer believed the vehicle should be picked up at the manufacturer's expense. The consumer stated the tail light's housing melted. *js