NHTSA campaign 08V013000 · Fleetwood campaign 71221
Fleetwood Recall 08V-013: INOPERATIVE INVERTER/MAGNUM
NHTSA recall 08V013000 (Fleetwood campaign 71221) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on January 10, 2008, with 376 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Bounder Diesel, Fleetwood Discovery, Fleetwood Excursion and more for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on February 19, 2008, 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 08V013000 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
- 08V013000 (also written 08V-013 or 08V013)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Fleetwood campaign number
- 71221
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 376 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V013000. 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 Diesel
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 18, 2007 – November 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Discovery
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 18, 2007 – November 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Excursion
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 18, 2007 – November 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Expedition
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 18, 2007 – November 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Providence
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 18, 2007 – November 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Revolution LE
- 2008 · Vehicles built April 18, 2007 – November 8, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V013000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FET) BOARD BUILT BY MAGNUM ENERGY, INC., THE CIRCUITRY INSIDE CERTAIN INVERTERS CAN CAUSE AN INOPERATIVE CONDITION RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF THE INVERTER.
Safety consequence
OVERHEATING OF THE INVERTER MAY RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE INVERTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-509-3418.
Notes
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 71221.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 08V013000
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.