Recall 01V219000: 2001 Fleetwood Mallard and 3 other models

Report received

Jun 26, 2001

Manufacturer

Fleetwood ent., inc.

Potentially affected

168vehicles

Model years

2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with the bedroom slide option #966. These travel trailers can experience towing instability at speeds in excess of 55 mph.

Possible consequence

If this situation is not controlled it could lead to a loss of vehicle control resulting in personal injury and/or a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Dealers will equipped the travel trailer with steel plates along the chassis main rails in order to provide the maximum towing performance possible by optimizing the tongue load. Owner notification began july 6, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2001 Fleetwood Mallard3 complaints
• 2001 Fleetwood Prowler5 complaints
• 2001 Fleetwood Terry9 complaints
• 2001 Fleetwood Wilderness12 complaints