NHTSA campaign 03V437000 · Fleetwood campaign 31028

Fleetwood Recall 03V-437: FLEETWOOD/WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE

NHTSA recall 03V437000 (Fleetwood campaign 31028) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on November 4, 2003, with 4,933 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Pride, Fleetwood Triumph, Fleetwood Mallard and more for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on November 26, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V437000 (also written 03V-437 or 03V437)
Filed by: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Fleetwood campaign number: 31028
Report received: November 4, 2003
Potentially affected: 4,933 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Wheels
Owners notified: November 26, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V437000. 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.

Fleetwood

Fleetwood Mallard
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Pioneer
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Pride
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Prowler
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Terry
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Triumph
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Wilderness
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 4, 2002 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Fleetwood recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V437000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE OWNER MANUALS EITHER DO NOT CONTAIN THE WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE INFORMATION OR CONTAIN INCORRECT WHEEL LUG NUT TORQUE INFORMATION FOR THE OPTIONAL "ALUMINUM WHEEL"

Safety consequence

VEHICLE OPERATION WITHOUT THE PROPER TORQUE APPLIED TO THE WHEEL LUG NUTS COULD RESULT IN THE LUG NUTS BECOMING LOOSE AND A WHEEL SEPARATION THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A LABEL AND INSERT TO BE ADDED TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IF THE VEHICLE HAS THE "ALUMINUM WHEEL" OPTION, OWNERS ARE REQUESTED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THE WHEEL LUG NUTS TORQUED TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 26, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-445-3307.

Notes

FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 31028.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO 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 03V437000

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.