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NHTSA campaign 08V240000

Fleetwood Recall 08V-240: REFRIGERATOR/FIRE/NORCOLD

NHTSA recall 08V240000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. on June 3, 2008, with 1,263 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Heritage, Fleetwood American Dream, Fleetwood American Eagle and more for model years 1999–2002, 2006–2007. Owners were notified on September 25, 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 08V240000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V240000 (also written 08V-240 or 08V240)
Filed by
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,263 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V240000. 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

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 5, 1999 – May 25, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Eagle

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 13, 1999 – May 25, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Heritage

    • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built July 2, 1999 – June 8, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Tradition

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 12, 1999 – May 18, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Bounder

    • 2001 · Vehicles built December 28, 2000 – May 25, 2001 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 3, 2005 – March 8, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built June 7, 2006 – June 7, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Bounder Diesel

    • 2006 · Vehicles built December 6, 2005 – April 26, 2006 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Southwind

    • 2006 · Vehicles built June 5, 2005 – April 6, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All Fleetwood recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V240000.

Defect description

FLEETWOOD IS RECALLING CERTAIN CLASS A GAS AND DIESEL MOTOR HOMES, CLASS C MOTOR HOMES, CONVENTIONAL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. A LOW CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH GENERATES THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK.

Safety consequence

EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.

Manufacturer remedy

FLEETWOOD IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-509-3418.

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 08V240000

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.