NHTSA campaign 07V308000 · Fleetwood campaign 70629
Fleetwood Recall 07V-308: FRONT AXLE WEIGHT INCORRECT/PART 567
NHTSA recall 07V308000 (Fleetwood campaign 70629) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on July 16, 2007, with 56 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Jamboree and Fleetwood Tioga for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on July 9, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V308000 (also written 07V-308 or 07V308)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Fleetwood campaign number
- 70629
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 56 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V308000. 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 Jamboree
Fleetwood Tioga
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 10, 2007 – May 22, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V308000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS C MOTOR HOMES, THE FRONT AXLE WEIGHT, IN AN UNLOADED CONDITION, MAY EXCEED THE FRONT GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) OF 4600 POUNDS.
Safety consequence
OVERLOADING OR EXCEEDING THE FRONT GAWR MAY CREATE AXLE FATIGUE OR FAILURE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
FLEETWOOD HAS INSTALLED A HEAVIER NEW REAR BUMPER TO REDISTRIBUTE WEIGHT FROM THE FRONT AXLE TO THE REAR AXLE ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. FLEETWOOD ALSO CORRECTED AND REPLACED THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION TAG AND THE CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY TAG. ALL VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED BEFORE SELLING.
Notes
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 70629.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 07V308000
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.