NHTSA campaign 04V454000 · Fleetwood campaign 40903
Fleetwood Recall 04V-454: FLEETWOOD/BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA recall 04V454000 (Fleetwood campaign 40903) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on September 27, 2004, with 18 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Bounder for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on October 1, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V454000 (also written 04V-454 or 04V454)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Fleetwood campaign number
- 40903
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V454000. 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 June 2, 2004 – June 11, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V454000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MOTORHOMES DO NOT HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE CONSIDERABLY BRIGHTER THAN THE RUNNING OR TURN SIGNAL LAMPS IF ALL ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE'S OPERATOR IS UNAWARE THAT YOU HAVE APPLIED YOUR BRAKES.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND MODIFY THE WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-509-3418.
Notes
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 40903.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 04V454000
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.