Saturday, March 29, 2008
RECALL: KEYSTONE: 2008 SPRINGDALE (LPG HOSE)
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
KEYSTONE / SPRINGDALE 2008
Manufacturer : KEYSTONE RV COMPANY Mfr's Report Date : MAR 20, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V140000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG LINES AND FITTINGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 120
Summary:
KEYSTONE RV IS RECALLING 120 MY 2008 SPRINGDALE TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) REGULATOR SUPPLY HOSE TO THE MANIFOLD MAY NOT BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE REGULATOR.
Consequence:
A PROPANE LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL VERIFY THAT THE PROPANE HOSE CONNECTION IS TIGHTENED PROPERLY AND DOES NOT LEAK. NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD. ALL VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERS.
Notes:
KEYSTONE RV RECALL NO. 08-105. 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.
KEYSTONE / SPRINGDALE 2008
Manufacturer : KEYSTONE RV COMPANY Mfr's Report Date : MAR 20, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V140000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG LINES AND FITTINGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 120
Summary:
KEYSTONE RV IS RECALLING 120 MY 2008 SPRINGDALE TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) REGULATOR SUPPLY HOSE TO THE MANIFOLD MAY NOT BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE REGULATOR.
Consequence:
A PROPANE LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL VERIFY THAT THE PROPANE HOSE CONNECTION IS TIGHTENED PROPERLY AND DOES NOT LEAK. NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SOLD. ALL VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERS.
Notes:
KEYSTONE RV RECALL NO. 08-105. 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.
RECALL: NEWELL: 2006/2007 (SUSPENSION)
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
NEWELL / MOTOR HOME 2006-2007
Manufacturer : NEWELL COACH CORP. Mfr's Report Date : MAR 12, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V136000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:SPRINGS/BAGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 65
Summary:
NEWELL IS RECALLING 65 MY 2006-2007 MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A VALID MANUFACTURING LEVELING SYSTEM. THE AUTOMATIC HEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM MAY INADVERTENTLY GO INTO A MODE THAT ALLOWS AIR TO PASS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AIR BAGS.
Consequence:
DURING TRAVEL, THE COACH MAY LEAN TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE FIRMWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC KEYPAD CONTROL MODULE LOCATED IN THE DASH OF THE COACH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWELL AT 1-888-963-9355.
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.
NEWELL / MOTOR HOME 2006-2007
Manufacturer : NEWELL COACH CORP. Mfr's Report Date : MAR 12, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V136000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:SPRINGS/BAGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 65
Summary:
NEWELL IS RECALLING 65 MY 2006-2007 MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A VALID MANUFACTURING LEVELING SYSTEM. THE AUTOMATIC HEIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM MAY INADVERTENTLY GO INTO A MODE THAT ALLOWS AIR TO PASS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AIR BAGS.
Consequence:
DURING TRAVEL, THE COACH MAY LEAN TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE FIRMWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC KEYPAD CONTROL MODULE LOCATED IN THE DASH OF THE COACH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWELL AT 1-888-963-9355.
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.
RECALL: COUNTRY COACH: 2006/2007 ALLURE, 2006 INTRIGUE (CUMMINS ENGINE)
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
COUNTRY COACH / ALLURE 2006-2007
COUNTRY COACH / INTRIGUE 2006
Manufacturer : COUNTRY COACH INC Mfr's Report Date : JUN 04, 2007
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V239000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 86
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISL CM850 DIESEL ENGINES, THE CONNECTING ROD CONTAINS A MACHINING DEFECT IN THE WRIST PIN BUSHING OF THE ROD THAT COULD CAUSE A SEIZURE OF THE PISTON PIN.
Consequence:
IF ALLOWED TO PROGRESS, THIS CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ROD RUPTURING THE LOCK CAVITY, OIL AND DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:
COUNTRY COACH IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO RECALIBRATE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND ENHANCE THE ENGINE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENABLING IT TO PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION OF THE FAILURE MODE AND AVOID MORE SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE AND RESULTANT SAFETY HAZARD. CUMMINS WILL ALSO INSTALL A NEW VALVE COVER WITH A CRANKCASE PRESSURE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E033). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 800-343-7357 OR COUNTRY COACH AT 1-541-998-3720.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
COUNTRY COACH / ALLURE 2006-2007
COUNTRY COACH / INTRIGUE 2006
Manufacturer : COUNTRY COACH INC Mfr's Report Date : JUN 04, 2007
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 07V239000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 86
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISL CM850 DIESEL ENGINES, THE CONNECTING ROD CONTAINS A MACHINING DEFECT IN THE WRIST PIN BUSHING OF THE ROD THAT COULD CAUSE A SEIZURE OF THE PISTON PIN.
Consequence:
IF ALLOWED TO PROGRESS, THIS CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ROD RUPTURING THE LOCK CAVITY, OIL AND DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:
COUNTRY COACH IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO RECALIBRATE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND ENHANCE THE ENGINE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENABLING IT TO PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION OF THE FAILURE MODE AND AVOID MORE SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE AND RESULTANT SAFETY HAZARD. CUMMINS WILL ALSO INSTALL A NEW VALVE COVER WITH A CRANKCASE PRESSURE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E033). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 800-343-7357 OR COUNTRY COACH AT 1-541-998-3720.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
FEMA TESTING UNUSED MOBILE HOMES
RV Business
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
It looks like a manufactured boneyard from the World War II-era control tower of the Hope, Ark., airport.
According to an Associated Press report, thousands of mobile homes and travel trailers purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) line almost a square mile of land beyond the airfield's main runway, the same Air Force One taxied down when hometown boy Bill Clinton visited as president. Most sit never used after similar models housing victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 tested positive for higher levels of formaldehyde.
Now, as new victims of natural disasters in Arkansas, Tennessee and Oregon clamor for federal assistance, FEMA has begun testing its stock of mobile homes there with plans to offer them to states in need. The agency said recently that it will no longer use travel trailers for emergency housing.
"I think at this point we're trying to assess what our needs are and test those needs," FEMA spokeswoman Julie Bradford said. "We want to have as many as possible standing by, ready to go. We're trying to accommodate the needs and provide safe housing."
The roughly 600-acre site used by FEMA at the airport remains closed to the public and under watch by armed security guards. Tuesday, FEMA officials allowed an Associated Press reporter and photographer to tour the site and examine parts of the testing process.
More than 7,500 mobile homes and 11,800 travel trailers sit within feet of each other at the site, often backed in at an angle. Many have white vinyl siding, unadorned windows and single front doors. Some show the signs of their age, with gray weathering darkening their vinyl or gray shingles out of place on their roofs.
Inside, chairs for a dining room sit stacked on one another. Microwaves and stoves have a light layer of dust. Cloth and naugahyde couches sit unused on wall-to-wall linoleum flooring.
"One, it's easier to clean," site manager Ed Mitura of the flooring. "Two, you don't have to worry about colors."
AP reported that in the rush after the 2005 storms, FEMA bought the mobile homes and travel trailers both direct from the manufacturers as well as off lots around the country. One trailer beckoned passers-by with a yellow-and-white lettered come-on: "Great Floor Plan Great Price!"
"Katrina was such a huge disaster, they were buying everything they could," Mitura said.
That got the agency into trouble. FEMA spent $2.7 billion to buy 145,000 mobile homes and trailers, thousands of which went unused.
Then came the complaints from hurricane victims about suffering headaches and nosebleeds after living inside the homes. Lawsuits claimed the mobile homes and travel trailers contained dangerous levels of formaldehyde, a preservative commonly used in construction materials.
In response, FEMA began a testing process for mobile homes it planned on shipping out to disaster victims. At Hope, officials set up an electrical grid to run to the mobile home's air conditioning units. The units run for seven days straight, with the doors only opened by employees twice a day to check the temperature of the 72-degree air.
The eighth day, a contractor enters the mobile home to take an air sample to test for formaldehyde levels. A lab analyzes the air and offers a report to FEMA, which then passes it along to the state in need.
"The state will review those test results and they'll decide if the mobile homes are acceptable for use," Bradford said. "That would be their decision. Of course, that information will also be shared with the residents who will be living in those mobile homes.
"FEMA basically is going ahead with the testing, but there are no federal guidelines when it comes to safe levels. So we are making sure the state has all that information available to them to make that decision."
As of Tuesday, 128 mobile homes had undergone the testing, sitting aside from the others in a corner of the lot. Testing also began around the same time at FEMA's holding lot in Selma, Ala.
AP reported that in Arkansas, Gov. Mike Beebe has said those receiving the mobile homes would have final say on whether they found the level of formaldehyde acceptable. State officials planned to meet later this week with FEMA about using the mobile homes to house victims of two Feb. 5 tornadoes, said David Maxwell, director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.
However, the need for emergency housing in Arkansas will likely grow as flooding continues across the state's prairie.
"I think they have the test results," Maxwell said Tuesday. "But for the last few days I've been tied up."
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
It looks like a manufactured boneyard from the World War II-era control tower of the Hope, Ark., airport.
According to an Associated Press report, thousands of mobile homes and travel trailers purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) line almost a square mile of land beyond the airfield's main runway, the same Air Force One taxied down when hometown boy Bill Clinton visited as president. Most sit never used after similar models housing victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 tested positive for higher levels of formaldehyde.
Now, as new victims of natural disasters in Arkansas, Tennessee and Oregon clamor for federal assistance, FEMA has begun testing its stock of mobile homes there with plans to offer them to states in need. The agency said recently that it will no longer use travel trailers for emergency housing.
"I think at this point we're trying to assess what our needs are and test those needs," FEMA spokeswoman Julie Bradford said. "We want to have as many as possible standing by, ready to go. We're trying to accommodate the needs and provide safe housing."
The roughly 600-acre site used by FEMA at the airport remains closed to the public and under watch by armed security guards. Tuesday, FEMA officials allowed an Associated Press reporter and photographer to tour the site and examine parts of the testing process.
More than 7,500 mobile homes and 11,800 travel trailers sit within feet of each other at the site, often backed in at an angle. Many have white vinyl siding, unadorned windows and single front doors. Some show the signs of their age, with gray weathering darkening their vinyl or gray shingles out of place on their roofs.
Inside, chairs for a dining room sit stacked on one another. Microwaves and stoves have a light layer of dust. Cloth and naugahyde couches sit unused on wall-to-wall linoleum flooring.
"One, it's easier to clean," site manager Ed Mitura of the flooring. "Two, you don't have to worry about colors."
AP reported that in the rush after the 2005 storms, FEMA bought the mobile homes and travel trailers both direct from the manufacturers as well as off lots around the country. One trailer beckoned passers-by with a yellow-and-white lettered come-on: "Great Floor Plan Great Price!"
"Katrina was such a huge disaster, they were buying everything they could," Mitura said.
That got the agency into trouble. FEMA spent $2.7 billion to buy 145,000 mobile homes and trailers, thousands of which went unused.
Then came the complaints from hurricane victims about suffering headaches and nosebleeds after living inside the homes. Lawsuits claimed the mobile homes and travel trailers contained dangerous levels of formaldehyde, a preservative commonly used in construction materials.
In response, FEMA began a testing process for mobile homes it planned on shipping out to disaster victims. At Hope, officials set up an electrical grid to run to the mobile home's air conditioning units. The units run for seven days straight, with the doors only opened by employees twice a day to check the temperature of the 72-degree air.
The eighth day, a contractor enters the mobile home to take an air sample to test for formaldehyde levels. A lab analyzes the air and offers a report to FEMA, which then passes it along to the state in need.
"The state will review those test results and they'll decide if the mobile homes are acceptable for use," Bradford said. "That would be their decision. Of course, that information will also be shared with the residents who will be living in those mobile homes.
"FEMA basically is going ahead with the testing, but there are no federal guidelines when it comes to safe levels. So we are making sure the state has all that information available to them to make that decision."
As of Tuesday, 128 mobile homes had undergone the testing, sitting aside from the others in a corner of the lot. Testing also began around the same time at FEMA's holding lot in Selma, Ala.
AP reported that in Arkansas, Gov. Mike Beebe has said those receiving the mobile homes would have final say on whether they found the level of formaldehyde acceptable. State officials planned to meet later this week with FEMA about using the mobile homes to house victims of two Feb. 5 tornadoes, said David Maxwell, director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.
However, the need for emergency housing in Arkansas will likely grow as flooding continues across the state's prairie.
"I think they have the test results," Maxwell said Tuesday. "But for the last few days I've been tied up."
RECALL: KEYSTONE: RAPTOR: (PROPANE LINE)
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
KEYSTONE / RAPTOR 2008
Manufacturer : KEYSTONE RV COMPANY Mfr's Report Date : MAR 17, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V132000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG LINES AND FITTINGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 125
Summary:
KEYSTONE RV IS RECALLING 125 MY 2008 RAPTOR FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE PROPANE HOSE FOR THE SLIDE ROOM WAS INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO THE TIRE. THE PROPANE LINE MAY BECOME DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH THE TIRE.
Consequence:
A PROPANE LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE PROPANE HOSE AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE RV AT 1-866-425-4369.
Notes:
KEYSTONE RV RECALL NO. 08-102. 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.
KEYSTONE / RAPTOR 2008
Manufacturer : KEYSTONE RV COMPANY Mfr's Report Date : MAR 17, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V132000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG LINES AND FITTINGS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 125
Summary:
KEYSTONE RV IS RECALLING 125 MY 2008 RAPTOR FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE PROPANE HOSE FOR THE SLIDE ROOM WAS INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO THE TIRE. THE PROPANE LINE MAY BECOME DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH THE TIRE.
Consequence:
A PROPANE LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE PROPANE HOSE AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE RV AT 1-866-425-4369.
Notes:
KEYSTONE RV RECALL NO. 08-102. 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.
RECALL: FLEETWOOD: ICON/PULSE: (WEIGHT LABEL)
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
FLEETWOOD / ICON 2008-2009
FLEETWOOD / PULSE 2008-2009
Manufacturer : FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. Mfr's Report Date : MAR 14, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V130000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 166
Summary:
FLEETWOOD IS RECALLING 166 MY 2008-2009 PULSE AND ICON CLASS C MOTOR HOMES. THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION TAG AND CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY TAG WERE PRINTED WITH AN INCORRECT FRONT GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) VALUE OF 4,080 POUNDS. THE CORRECT FRONT GAWR IS 4,410 POUNDS.
Consequence:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART IS TO SPECIFY THE CONTENT AND LOCATION OF, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR, THE CERTIFICATION LABEL TO BE AFFIXED TO MOTOR VEHICLES TO ADDRESS CERTIFICATION-RELATED DUTIES AND LIABILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH INFORMATION TO ASSIST HIM OR HER IN DETERMINING WHICH OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:
FLEETWOOD WILL PROVIDE CORRECT FEDERAL CERTIFICATION AND CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY TAGS AS WELL AS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MOTOR HOME OWNERS. IF AN OWNER DESIRES, THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALER REPLACE THE TAGS FOR THEM. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-509-3418.
Notes:
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 80310. 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.
FLEETWOOD / ICON 2008-2009
FLEETWOOD / PULSE 2008-2009
Manufacturer : FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. Mfr's Report Date : MAR 14, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V130000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 166
Summary:
FLEETWOOD IS RECALLING 166 MY 2008-2009 PULSE AND ICON CLASS C MOTOR HOMES. THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION TAG AND CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY TAG WERE PRINTED WITH AN INCORRECT FRONT GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) VALUE OF 4,080 POUNDS. THE CORRECT FRONT GAWR IS 4,410 POUNDS.
Consequence:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART IS TO SPECIFY THE CONTENT AND LOCATION OF, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR, THE CERTIFICATION LABEL TO BE AFFIXED TO MOTOR VEHICLES TO ADDRESS CERTIFICATION-RELATED DUTIES AND LIABILITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH INFORMATION TO ASSIST HIM OR HER IN DETERMINING WHICH OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:
FLEETWOOD WILL PROVIDE CORRECT FEDERAL CERTIFICATION AND CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY TAGS AS WELL AS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO THE MOTOR HOME OWNERS. IF AN OWNER DESIRES, THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALER REPLACE THE TAGS FOR THEM. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-509-3418.
Notes:
FLEETWOOD RECALL NO. 80310. 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.
Monday, March 24, 2008
FLEETWOOD NUMBER ONE IN CLASS A MOTOR HOME AND CAMPING TRAILER SALES
RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group was recognized as the number one manufacturer of Class A motor homes and camping trailers in calendar year 2007 by Statistical Surveys, Inc., a reporting service based in Grand Rapids, Mich. Fleetwood's Americana camping trailer was also recognized as the top-selling camping trailer model.
In calendar year 2007, Fleetwood held 20.4% of the Class A motor home retail market share and 36.5% of the camping trailer retail market share. In addition, the Americana camping trailer model held 7.5% retail market share.
"We are very proud of the ongoing success of our motor home and folding trailer products," said Paul Eskritt, president of Fleetwood's RV Group. "The credit for this success must be shared with our dealer network whose valuable feedback makes it possible for us to maintain a strong retail position in a challenging marketplace. In 2008, we remain focused on providing high quality, innovative recreational vehicles that meet the needs of our dealers and their customers."
In calendar year 2007, Fleetwood held 20.4% of the Class A motor home retail market share and 36.5% of the camping trailer retail market share. In addition, the Americana camping trailer model held 7.5% retail market share.
"We are very proud of the ongoing success of our motor home and folding trailer products," said Paul Eskritt, president of Fleetwood's RV Group. "The credit for this success must be shared with our dealer network whose valuable feedback makes it possible for us to maintain a strong retail position in a challenging marketplace. In 2008, we remain focused on providing high quality, innovative recreational vehicles that meet the needs of our dealers and their customers."
