| NHTSA Record Id: 11976 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FLEETWOOD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008768000079870000000202 |
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| Model Name: WILDERNESS |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V191000 |
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| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 22 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 28 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 735 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 21 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
Report Received Date: Aug, 12 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 27 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: travel trailers (only models 26a and 24b are affected, and further identified by the characters "7a26" or "7b24" in the fourth through seventh positions of the vehicle identification number. the main wiring harness and generator battery wiring could be damaged by the generator exhaust system. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause melting of the wiring insulation, creating an electrical short. this could lead to a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will relocate and secure the battery cable and main wiring harness away from the generator exhaust system; install a heat shield to protect wiring from excessive heat exposure from the generator exhaust; and replace any damaged wiring, if necessary. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began during august1998.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. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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