The defect
ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, THE POWER LIFT ROOF SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A POWER LIFT MOTOR AND CURRENT LIMITER CONTROLLER, GENERATES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF IMPACT TORQUE IF THE POWER LIFT IS OPERATED WITH THE 30A POWER CORD PLUGGED INTO A 110V AC POWER SOURCE (WITH OR WITHOUT A BATTERY).
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE FAILURE IN ONE OF THE SHEAR PINS RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER'S LIFT SYSTEM. THIS COULD ALLOW THE ROOF TO FREE-FALL FROM THE RAISED POSITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY, VEHICLE AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO WARNING STICKERS THAT EXPLAINS THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE POWER LIFT ACCESSORY USING A BATTERY ONLY. ONE STICKER WILL BE PLACED AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER NEXT TO THE CURRENT LIMITER. THE SECOND STICKER WILL BE PLACED NEXT TO THE 30A POWER CORD OUTLET. IN ADDITION, FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS WILL SEND A COPY OF THE OPERATION MANUAL THAT EMPHASIZES THE BATTERY-ONLY OPERATION OF THIS TRAILER ACCESSORY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS AT 1-814-443-7367.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Arcadia | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Avalon | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Bayside | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Cheyenne | 2007 |
| Fleetwood Niagara | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Santa FE | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Saratoga | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Sequoia | 2007 |
| Fleetwood SUN Valley | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Utah | 2007, 2008 |
| Fleetwood Williamsburg | 2007, 2008 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH
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 Arcadia | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Arcadia | 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Avalon | 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Avalon | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Bayside | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Bayside | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Cheyenne | 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Niagara | 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Niagara | 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| Fleetwood SUN Valley | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood SUN Valley | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Santa FE | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Santa FE | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Saratoga | 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Saratoga | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Sequoia | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Utah | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Utah | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Williamsburg | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Williamsburg | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2007
146 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the equipment; FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILER, INC. filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 07V597000 28 Dec 2007 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 07V595000 21 Dec 2007 | HOST INDUSTRIES |
| 07V587000 20 Dec 2007 | HI-LO TRAILER CO. |
| 07V585000 17 Dec 2007 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 07V568000 14 Dec 2007 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 07V566000 13 Dec 2007 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| 07V562000 12 Dec 2007 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD |
| 07V559000 12 Dec 2007 | WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007