NHTSA Campaign 06V115000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. · Reported Apr 12, 2006 · 7,205 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH ACTIA CORPORATE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101 "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS" AND NO. 105 "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." IF THE BRAKE FAIL INPUT FALLS BELOW A VOLTAGE OF 1.5V, THE BRAKE FAILURE LAMP AND ALARM WILL BE ACTIVATED. ALSO ACTIVATION OF THE ABS TELLTALE WHEN THE ABS IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR.

Consequence

AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR WHICH COULD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN AND REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 2004 7,205
FLEETWOOD FIESTA 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD FIESTA 2004 7,205
FLEETWOOD FLAIR 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD FLAIR 2004 7,205
FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW 2004 7,205
FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND 2004 7,205
FLEETWOOD STORM 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD STORM 2004 7,205
FLEETWOOD TERRA 2003 7,205
FLEETWOOD TERRA 2004 7,205

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V115000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.