NHTSA campaign 05V166000 · Fleetwood campaign 50415
Fleetwood Recall 05V-166: PNEUMATIC LINE PINCHED/FLUID LEAK
NHTSA recall 05V166000 (Fleetwood campaign 50415) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on April 25, 2005, with 729 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Tradition and Fleetwood Revolution LE for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on June 15, 2005, per NHTSA.
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 05V166000 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
- 05V166000 (also written 05V-166 or 05V166)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Fleetwood campaign number
- 50415
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 729 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V166000. 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 American Eagle
Fleetwood American Tradition
Fleetwood Revolution LE
- 2005 · Vehicles built July 28, 2004 – December 17, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V166000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, A PNEUMATIC LINE CAN BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC FILTER AND A COMPARTMENT DOOR STRUT. THE CHAFFING CAUSED BY OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE COMPARTMENT DOOR CAN CAUSE THE FILTER TO RUPTURE AND RESULT IN A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK.
Safety consequence
THIS LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID CAUSES THE POWER STEERING FEATURE TO NOT FUNCTION. THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, PERSONAL INJURY OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGED LINES AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-435-7345.
Notes
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 50415.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V166000
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.