The defect
THE ELECTRICAL CABLE BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE GENERATOR COMPARTMENT IS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSES THE CABLE INSULATION TO MELT AND POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE.
The risk
A FIRE WILL ENDANGER THE LIFE OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND/OR SURROUNDING STRUCTURES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, RELOCATE, AND SECURE THE AFFECTED BATTERY CABLE AWAY FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED CABLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Arrow | 1994 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree | 1994 |
| Fleetwood Montara | 1994 |
| Fleetwood Rallye | 1994 |
| Fleetwood Searcher | 1994 |
| Fleetwood Tioga | 1994 |
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 Arrow | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Jamboree | 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Montara | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Rallye | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Searcher | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Tioga | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1994
18 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the electrical system; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 94V246000 29 Dec 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 94V247000 20 Dec 1994 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 94V238000 1 Dec 1994 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 94V220000 8 Nov 1994 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 94V223000 4 Nov 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V222000 4 Nov 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V191000 31 Oct 1994 | SHOW TRUCKS USA, INC. |
| 94V175000 13 Sept 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994