NHTSA campaign 05V216000
Fleetwood Recall 05V-216: BURNER TUBES /VEHICLE SYSTEMS/WEBASTO
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V216000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on May 12, 2005, with 186 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Dream, Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Heritage and more for model years 2003–2005.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V216000 (also written 05V-216 or 05V216)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 186 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Water Heater
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V216000. 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 Dream
Fleetwood American Eagle
Fleetwood American Heritage
Fleetwood American Tradition
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V216000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS' AQUA-HOT AND HYDRO-HOT WATER HEATERS, WHICH USE WEBASTO BURNER TUBES, THE BURNER TUBES DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.
Safety consequence
THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXHAUST TUBE EXITING FROM THE HEATER CAN INCREASE AND COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
VEHICLE SYSTEMS IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AT 1-800-685-4298 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
Notes
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 05V216000
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.