NHTSA campaign 04V087000
Fleetwood Recall 04V-087: FLEETWOOD/AIRXCEL-POLAR/AIRCONDITIONER SOLAR PANEL
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V087000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on February 18, 2004, with 735 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Bounder, Fleetwood Discovery, Fleetwood Excursion and more for the 2004 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 04V087000 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
- 04V087000 (also written 04V-087 or 04V087)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 735 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V087000. 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 Bounder
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 7, 2003 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Discovery
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 7, 2003 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Excursion
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 7, 2003 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Expedition
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 7, 2003 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Providence
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 7, 2003 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Revolution
- 2004 · Vehicles built May 7, 2003 – January 23, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V087000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH POLAR MACH AND POLAR CUB AIR CONDITIONERS, THE SOLAR PANEL RUBBER WELL NUTS COULD FRACTURE THE PLASTIC SHROUD IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE ATTACHMENT HOLE.
Safety consequence
THE RUBBER WELL NUTS COULD PULL OUT OF THE PLASTIC SHROUD, CAUSING THE SOLAR PANEL TO LEAVE THE TOP OF THE MOTOR HOME, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A ROAD HAZARD OR A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
AIRXCEL WILL REINFORCE THE SOLAR PANELS WITH METAL MOUNTING BRACKETS 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 AIRXCEL AT 719-676-2326 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
Notes
ALSO, 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 04V087000
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.