The defect
MISROUTED BATTERY CABLES COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT OIL COOLER LINES OR SHARP OBJECTS AND DAMAGE THE INSULATION.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND POSSIBLY AFIRE.
The remedy
REROUTE AND REPLACE BATTERY CABLES AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1987, 1988 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1987, 1988 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1987, 1988 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1987, 1988 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1987, 1988 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1987, 1988 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
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 | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1988 | 2 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eagle | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Eleganza | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Limited | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Pacearrow | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1987 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1988
14 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the electrical system; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 88V183000 23 Nov 1988 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 88V174000 2 Nov 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V173000 1 Nov 1988 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 88V148000 6 Sept 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V118000 22 Jul 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V114000 19 Jul 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V095000 14 Jun 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V091000 6 Jun 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988