The defect
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH DRAW TITE HITCH RECEIVERS MAY BE MISSING ONE OR MORE WELDS BETWEEN THE HITCH RECEIVER BOX AND THE BOTTOM SUPPORT PLATE.
The risk
THE WELDS COULD BREAK, ALLOWING THE HITCH RECEIVER BOX AND THE TOWED LOAD TO SEPARATE FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE HITCH RECEIVER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Fiesta | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree GT | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Storm | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Terra | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Tioga | 2003, 2004 |
| Fleetwood Tioga SL | 2003, 2004 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 2003 | 13 | 8 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 2004 | 28 | 10 |
| Fleetwood Fiesta | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Fiesta | 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree | 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree | 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree GT | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree GT | 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 2003 | 12 | 7 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 2004 | 18 | 6 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 2003 | 24 | 8 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 2004 | 13 | 8 |
| Fleetwood Storm | 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| Fleetwood Storm | 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| Fleetwood Terra | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Terra | 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Tioga | 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Tioga | 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Tioga SL | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Tioga SL | 2004 | 3 | 4 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2004
10 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the trailer hitches; FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. filed 74 campaigns in all.
| 04V581000 15 Dec 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V351000 16 Jul 2004 | THE LITTLE TRAILER COMPANY |
| 04V315000 2 Jul 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V265000 17 Jun 2004 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 04V197000 26 Apr 2004 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V158000 1 Apr 2004 | SUNNYBROOK RV INC. |
| 04V157000 31 Mar 2004 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 04V115000 3 Mar 2004 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004