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NHTSA campaign 99V277000 · Fleetwood campaign 91015

Fleetwood Recall 99V-277: FLEETWOOD/OVERLOADING

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99V277000 (Fleetwood campaign 91015) was reported by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. on October 15, 1999, with 3,746 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Fleetwood American Dream, Fleetwood American Eagle, Fleetwood American Heritage and more for model years 1996–2000. Owners were notified on December 3, 1999, 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 99V277000 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
99V277000 (also written 99V-277 or 99V277)
Filed by
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Fleetwood campaign number
91015
Report received
Potentially affected
3,746 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Tires
Owners notified
NHTSA investigations
Recall Query RQ00-001, Recall Query RQ02-001 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V277000. 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

  • Fleetwood American Eagle

  • Fleetwood American Heritage

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built through September 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Fleetwood American Tradition

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1995 – September 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Fleetwood recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V277000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE SUBJECT MOTOR HOMES, WHEN BUILT WITH A DISPROPORTIONATE FRONT AXLE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, FULLY EQUIPPED, LOADED WITH CARGO, AND OPERATED WITH IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURES, CAN EXPERIENCE AN OVERLOAD CONDITION ON A FRONT TIRE.

Safety consequence

OVERLOADING OF A TIRE CAN LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL EQUIP THE SUBJECT MOTOR HOMES WITH NEW LARGER CAPACITY FRONT TIRES, WILL ADJUST THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ON THE FRONT AXLE (IF NECESSARY), APPLY NEW CERTIFICATION LABELS, AND REINFORCE CONSUMER EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TIRE MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE.

Notes

FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 91015.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 3, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES 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 99V277000

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.