NHTSA campaign 98V147000
Fleetwood Recall 98V-147: FLEETWOOD/FMVSS 205
NHTSA recall 98V147000 was reported by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. on June 26, 1998, with 895 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood Bounder and Fleetwood Discovery for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on July 20, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V147000 (also written 98V-147 or 98V147)
- Filed by
- FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 895 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 205
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V147000. 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
Fleetwood Discovery
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V147000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS," FOR AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF TINT.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN BACKING UP, WHEN USING THE MIRRORS FOR LANE CHANGES, OR WHENEVER LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WINDOWS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 20, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR MOTOR HOMES 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 1-800-322-8216.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V147000
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.