1999 Fleetwood Bounder Equipment Problems

“The contact owns a 1999 Fleetwood Bounder. The contact stated that the refrigerator in the rv was repaired according to recall 07v120000 (equipment: recreational vehicle). The contact stated that the refrigerator failed as it leaked and would not keep cool. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 44,790.”

“(1) Fleetwood enterprises, inc. Initiated a safety recall with NHTSA in january, 1999. I was told this by john saathoff, Fleetwood engineering, riverside, ca. Us code says a new vehicle cannot be sold until the safety defect is corrected. Fleetwood told me that all dealers were notified of the recall by march 15, 1999. Poulsbo rv did not inform us of the recall until after we bought the motorhome. Had they done so, we would not have bought it. (2) the slidein-slide -in does not fit properly, allowing carbon monoxide to come in to the interior when the 110 volt generator is operated. …”

“The contact owns a 1999 Fleetwood Bounder. While heading to a service station approximately four miles from home, the contact smelled a strong ammonia odor. He pulled into a dump site and cleaned out the vehicle. He continued driving and the smell remained. He shut off the refrigerator to get gasoline; however, he did not smell the odor anymore since the refrigerator was off. He turned the valve back on and his wife smelled ammonia again. The contact pulled off the road and removed the side compartment from the outside of the vehicle. …”

“Nar 02/10/2003.. The rv had multiple problems such as the windshield falling out, the roof leaked, there was a propane gas leaked which almost caused a fire, the steering system had to much play, the bolts in the u-joint fell out, the wires feeding the alternator were too tight, the left turn signal was inoperative, the power steering hose and clip broke, radiator fluid leaked, the windshield wipers did not work, the hangars on the exhaust pipe broke. …”