The defect
REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Fleetwood Bounder and 2013-2016 Fleetwood Southwind recreational vehicles. The welds attaching the battery tray may be insufficient. As a result, the tray may separate from underneath the chassis.
The risk
An unsecured battery tray can cause a battery acid leak or an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire or injury.
The remedy
REV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery tray, and install fasteners, if necessary, to secure the battery tray, free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2017. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 170914REV.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 2015, 2016 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 2015, 2016 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
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 | 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 2016 | 1 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2017
67 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the electrical system; REV Recreation Group filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 17V845000 28 Dec 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V838000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V829000 19 Dec 2017 | REV Recreation Group |
| 17V830000 19 Dec 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V825000 19 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V814000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V799000 13 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V795000 11 Dec 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017