NHTSA campaign 03V225000
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. Recall 03V-225: FLEETWOOD/FRONT SUSPENSION SEPARATION
NHTSA recall 03V225000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on June 11, 2003, with 118 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the American Eagle 42E and American Eagle 42F for the 2003 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V225000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V225000 (also written 03V-225 or 03V225)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 118 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Control Arm
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V225000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
American Eagle
American Eagle 42E
- 2003 · Vehicles built March 6, 2002 – April 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)
American Eagle 42F
- 2003 · Vehicles built March 6, 2002 – April 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V225000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH TUTHILL INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSIONS, THE DEFECT IS INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING TORQUE OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE CARRIER BOLT THAT MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE FROM ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THE STEERING KNUCKLE CARRIER SEPARATE FROM THE CONTROL ARM, THE OPERATOR COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
TUTHILL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A RETROFIT KIT P/N K704627 FREE OF CHARGE. 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 TUTHILL TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES AT 800-225-7824 (EXT. #390) OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V225000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.