NHTSA Campaign 06V032000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Issued by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. · Reported Feb 8, 2006 · 42 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION." THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION TAG MAY BE PRINTED WITH THE INCORRECT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) WEIGHT VALUE OF 31,000 POUNDS. THE CORRECT GVWR WEIGHT VALUE IS 28,000 POUNDS. THE SAME WEIGHT ERROR MAY OCCUR ON THE CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY TAG.

Consequence

OVERLOADING COULD DAMAGE THE VEHICLE, ADVERSELY AFFECTING VEHICLE PERFORMANCE INCLUDING HANDLING AND BRAKING, CAUSE TIRE FAILURE, AND RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL SEND REPLACEMENT LABELS ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS. IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL CHANGE CERTAIN FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND CERTIFY THE CHASSIS FOR THE 31,000 POUNDS GVWR WEIGHT VALUE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 800-509-3418.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FLEETWOOD BOUNDER DIESEL 2006 42
FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY 2006 42
FLEETWOOD EXCURSION 2006 42

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V032000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.