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NHTSA campaign 09V312000

Fleetwood Recall 09V-312: REFRIGERATOR FIRE/NORCOLD

NHTSA recall 09V312000 was reported by FLEETWOOD RV, INC. on July 28, 2009, with 6,684 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Dream, Fleetwood American Tradition and more for model years 2000–2003. Owners were notified on June 26, 2009, 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 09V312000 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
09V312000 (also written 09V-312 or 09V312)
Filed by
FLEETWOOD RV, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
6,684 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V312000. 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

    • 2001 · Vehicles built June 28, 2001 – January 16, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 27, 2001 – January 16, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Eagle

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built February 25, 2000 – November 14, 2000 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 25, 2000 – November 14, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Heritage

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 21, 2001 – January 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Tradition

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 8, 2001 – January 16, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Bounder

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built May 1, 2001 – May 13, 2004 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Bounder Diesel

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built May 3, 2001 – January 13, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Discovery

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 29, 2000 – January 29, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Excursion

    • 2003 · Vehicles built January 8, 2000 – July 26, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Expedition

    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 2001 – January 17, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Pace Arrow

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built July 13, 2001 – December 26, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Providence

    • 2003 · Vehicles built January 29, 2001 – June 12, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Revolution

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built August 1, 2001 – February 3, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood Southwind

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 22, 2001 – January 22, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Fleetwood recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V312000.

Defect description

FLEETWOOD RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 AND 2006 MOTORHOMES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 24, 2004 AND MARCH 11, 2005, EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD MODEL 1200LR, 1200LRIM, AND 1201LRIM REFRIGERATORS WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 1273701 AND 1536607, NON-CONSECUTIVELY. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK. IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE REFRIGERATOR CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED AFTER SOLUTION CIRCULATION HAS CEASED THE HEAT SOURCE COULD GENERATE VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES. AT SUCH HIGH TEMPERATURES, THE COOLING UNIT COULD RUPTURE.

Safety consequence

IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUES TO OPERATE, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

FLEETWOOD RV WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLE'S REFRIGERATOR WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD RV AT 1-800-509-3418 OR NORCOLD'S RECALL CENTER AT 1-800-767-9101.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V312000

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.