The defect
THE E-Z SLIDE-OUT ROOM CAN OPERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. WATER CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM CONTROL RELAY.
The risk
IF THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM OPERATES UNEXPECTEDLY, THE MOTOR HOME WIDTH WILL INCREASE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF TRAVELING OR PROPERTY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR WHILE THE MOTOR HOME IS PARKED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REPLACEMENT CONTROL RELAY IN A WATERPROOF LOCATION ON THESE MOTOR HOMES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1997 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 1997 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1997 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1997 |
| Fleetwood Storm | 1997 |
| Pace Arrow Vision | 1997 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 | 1997 | 29 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1997 | 11 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Southwind | 1997 | 8 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Storm | 1997 | 1 | 2 |
| Pace Arrow Vision | 1997 | 3 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1996
8 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the visibility; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 96V130005 2 Dec 1996 | REXHALL INDUSTRIES |
| 96V197000 8 Oct 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V175000 19 Sept 1996 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 96V160000 29 Aug 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V134000 16 Jul 1996 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 96V128000 8 Jul 1996 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 96V023000 1 Jan 1996 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996