NHTSA campaign 97V003000
Fleetwood Recall 97V-003: FLEETWOOD/BUMPER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 97V003000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. on January 6, 1997, with 30 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Prowler and Fleetwood Wilderness for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on January 24, 1997, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V003000 (also written 97V-003 or 97V003)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Bumpers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V003000. 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 Prowler
- 1997 · Vehicles built July 10, 1996 – July 11, 1996 (per NHTSA)
Fleetwood Wilderness
- 1997 · Vehicles built July 9, 1996 – July 10, 1996 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V003000.
Defect description
THE REAR BUMPER MOUNTING BRACKETS HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE MOUNTING HOLES WERE CUT OVERSIZED AND CAN ALLOW THE MOUNTING BOLTS TO PULL THROUGH THE BRACKETS ON THE CHASSIS.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN ALLOW THE BUMPER TO LOOSEN AND FALL OFF THE TRAILER INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THESE TRAILERS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN JANUARY 24, 1997. NOTES:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR TRAILERS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-445-3307.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V003000
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.