NHTSA campaign 03V480000 · Fleetwood campaign 31106
Fleetwood Recall 03V-480: FLEETWOOD/LOFT BED
NHTSA recall 03V480000 (Fleetwood campaign 31106) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on November 13, 2003, with 209 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Gear BOX LSV for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on November 21, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V480000 (also written 03V-480 or 03V480)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Fleetwood campaign number
- 31106
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 209 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V480000. 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 Gear BOX LSV
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 4, 2003 – September 12, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V480000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE STANDARD LOFT BED DID NOT INCLUDE THE SAFETY TRAVEL PINS, TRAVEL STRAPS, OPERATIONAL LOFT BED CONVERSION INSTRUCTION LABEL, AND THE 90-POUND TYPE GAS STRUTS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A PERSON OR OBJECT BEING HIT WITH THE LOFT BUNK.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL SAFETY TRAVEL PINS, TRAVEL STRAPS, AN OPERATIONAL LOFT BED CONVERSION INSTRUCTION LABEL, AND REPLACE THE TWO LOCKABLE TYPE 30-POUND BED GAS STRUTS WITH 90-POUND TYPE GAS STRUTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-445-3307.
Notes
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 31106.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S AUTO SAFETY OUTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V480000
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.