The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS," FOR AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF TINT.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN BACKING UP, WHEN USING THE MIRRORS FOR LANE CHANGES, OR WHENEVER LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WINDOWS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1996, 1997 |
| Fleetwood Discovery | 1996, 1997 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
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 | 1996 | 24 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1997 | 29 | 5 |
| Fleetwood Discovery | 1996 | 3 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Discovery | 1997 | 13 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 1998
17 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the visibility; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 98V329000 22 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V326000 21 Dec 1998 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 98V309000 7 Dec 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V293000 9 Nov 1998 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 98V260000 20 Oct 1998 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 98V177000 4 Aug 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V150001 1 Jul 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V150002 1 Jul 1998 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998