NHTSA campaign 06V218000

Fleetwood Recall 06V-218: STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT/WORKHORSE

NHTSA recall 06V218000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on June 19, 2006, with 947 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Bounder, Fleetwood Flair, Fleetwood Pace Arrow and more for model years 2005–2006.

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 06V218000 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: 06V218000 (also written 06V-218 or 06V218)
Filed by: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Report received: June 19, 2006
Potentially affected: 947 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V218000. 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
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built June 17, 2005 – March 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Flair
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built September 8, 2005 – October 24, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Pace Arrow
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built September 6, 2005 – March 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Southwind
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built September 2, 2005 – January 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Storm
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built August 23, 2005 – December 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

All Fleetwood recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V218000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE SPLINE CAN STRIP WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED.

Safety consequence

THIS STEERING CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V148000) AND WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-294-6773 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 06V218000

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.