| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099619 |
Incident Date: Jun, 30 2002 |
| Consumer's City: TUALATIN |
Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: |
Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| Model Name: BOUNDER |
Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash:
No |
Component's Description: Visibility:windshield |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire:
No |
Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4UZ6XFBC8YC |
Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2002 |
Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police:
No |
Purchase Date:
May, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner:
No |
Anti-lock Brakes:
Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 |
Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed:
- |
Description of the Complaints:
This vehicle style is known, by fleetwood, to have severe issues with both sides of the windshield either cracking, or popping out of place. i have both problems, curently, and it is *very* dangerous, should one fall out, at speed. the problem did not exist at the time of purchase, but it did on the 150 mi. drive home, and has gotten worse since, as now, i can see/feel the edge of the driver's side glass. fleetwood claims it is not covered under warranty, as it is was not reported by either of the previous owners, yet they have 'fixed' the problem for others who are long out of warranty. according to discussions with owners of other fleetwood vehicles which exhibit this problem, fleetwood does have a fix which seems to inclue additional aluminum bracing in the 'front cap', which corrects further windshield movement, but it isn't something you can have done by the local 'glass shop'. fleetwood engineered both the vehicle and the fix for this problem, and they should stand behind true safety issues, such as this, in my humble opinion. this is a lack of complete engineering, or lack of testing, issue...not use, abuse, or wear, which i understand they would not 'fix', which is also 100% reasonable.*ak
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