The defect
THE LEVELING JACK HYDRAULIC HOSE LINES ARE ROUTED CLOSE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS CAN CAUSE THE HOSE TO MELT AND RESULT IN A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
The risk
HYDRAULIC FLUID MAY DRIP ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND IGNITE CAUSING A FIRE. ALSO, LOSS OF LEVELING JACK HYDRAULIC FLUID WOULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RAISE OR LOWER THE LEVELING JACKS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1993 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
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 | 1993 | 11 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 1994
21 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the equipment; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 94V250000 29 Dec 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 94V239000 1 Dec 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V227000 21 Nov 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V209000 31 Oct 1994 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 94V195001 18 Oct 1994 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 94V171000 7 Sept 1994 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 94V166000 1 Sept 1994 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 94V158000 31 Aug 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994