The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. THE HYDRAULIC HOSES WHICH OPERATE THE LEVELING JACK SYSTEM IS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING THE HOSE TO MELT, RELEASING HYDRAULIC FLUID.
The risk
THIS HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN IGNITE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPLACE ANY DAMAGED HOSES, AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1997, 1998 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1997, 1998 |
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 | 1997 | 29 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1998 | 24 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1997 | 11 | 4 |
| Fleetwood Pace Arrow | 1998 | 11 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1997
11 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the equipment; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 97V205000 7 Nov 1997 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 96V194007 2 Jun 1997 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 96V194006 2 Jun 1997 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 97V089000 28 May 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 96V194005 15 Apr 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 97V053000 3 Apr 1997 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 97V032000 5 Mar 1997 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 96V194004 13 Feb 1997 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997