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Recall 08V-292: 2008–2009 Fleetwood American Allegiance, 2008–2009 Fleetwood American Eagle and 19 more

FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. recall for equipment, reported to NHTSA on Jul 1, 2008, covering about 226 vehicles.

NHTSA number
08V-292
Report date
Jul 1, 2008
Vehicles affected
226
Owners notified
Jul 28, 2008

The problem

Fleetwood is recalling 226 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder diesel, discovery, excursion, expedition, fiesta lx, pace arrow, providence, revolution le, southwind, class a motor homes, and icon, jamboree, jamboree gt, jamboree sport, pulse, tioga, and tioga ranger class c motor homes. These motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of the code of federal regulations, part 567, 'certification.' the occupant and cargo carrying capacity were calculated incorrectly allowing additional load carrying capacity.

The risk

Overloading may have an adverse affect on motor home handling, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix

Fleetwood will mail a corrected federal certification label along with installation instructions to the affected motor home owners. Owners who do not feel comfortable installing this label can take their motor home to any fleetwood dealer and the dealer will install the label for them. The recall began on july 28, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

Notes

Fleetwood recall no. 80624.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

ManufacturerFLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
ComponentEquipment › Other › Labels
Recall started bythe manufacturer
NHTSA campaign number08V292000

Vehicles in this recall

VehicleModel years
Fleetwood American Allegiance2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood American Eagle2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood American Heritage2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood American Tradition2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Bounder2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Bounder Diesel2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Discovery2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Excursion2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Expedition2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Fiesta LX2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Icon2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Jamboree2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Jamboree GT2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Jamboree Sport2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Pace Arrow2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Providence2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Pulse2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Revolution LE2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Southwind2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Tioga2008, 2009All years
Fleetwood Tioga Ranger2008, 2009All years

Not every vehicle of these model years is included. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls ↗ or ask a dealer.

Frequently asked questions

What is recall 08V-292?

Fleetwood is recalling 226 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder diesel, discovery, excursion, expedition, fiesta lx, pace arrow, providence, revolution le, southwind, class a motor homes, and icon, jamboree, jamboree gt, jamboree sport, pulse, tioga, and tioga ranger class c motor homes. These motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of the code of federal regulations, part 567, 'certification.' the occupant and cargo carrying capacity were calculated incorrectly allowing additional load carrying capacity.

How is recall 08V-292 fixed?

Fleetwood will mail a corrected federal certification label along with installation instructions to the affected motor home owners. Owners who do not feel comfortable installing this label can take their motor home to any fleetwood dealer and the dealer will install the label for them. The recall began on july 28, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at authorized dealers. Check whether your vehicle is included with its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.