Fleetwood Revolution LE problems & recalls

Problem: Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2010 american eagle, american tradition, discovery, revolution le, and model year 2011 american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder classic, discovery, expedition, providence, revolution le, and southwind class a motor homes equipped with murray or siemens brand circuit breakers. these circuit breakers have a non-conforming "spring clip" plug-in assembly that breaks or fails to provide sufficient force to maintain a proper electrical connection in the panel board.

Risk: This condition could lead to excessive temperature, arcing or thermal damage at the connection point, and potential damage to the panel board's electrical insulation. this could lead to fire, property damage, or personal injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breakers if necessary, free of charge. the safety recall began on august 25, 2011. owners may contact fleetwood owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.

Problem: Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2009 american allegiance, american heritage, revolution le; model year 2010 american eagle, american heritage, revolution le, and model year 2011 american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, discovery, providence, and revolution le, class a motor homes manufactured from september 4, 2009, through january 5, 2011. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification". the federal certification tag figures related to the intermediate and rear tire pressure ratings, in kilopascals (kpa), were printed in their reverse positions.

Risk: A misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading specifications or tire inflation which could result in a tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Fleetwood rv will mail the correct federal certification tags to dealers and owners along with installation instructions. at the customer's option, a dealer can perform the installation for them free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during august 2011. owners may contact fleetwood owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.

Problem: Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2011 discovery, revolution le and providence class a motor homes. the internal circuit board of the itc brand dimmer switch can fail and overheat.

Risk: Overheating of the dimmer switch can result in personal injury during the failure.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the dimmer switches and replace as necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on june 13, 2011. owners may contact fleetwood relations at 1-800-509-3418.

Problem: Fleetwood rv is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. the population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. the response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.

Risk: The sensing algorithm or thermal switch designed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected may not activate in sufficient time to prevent a fire.

Fix: Fleetwood rv is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. the safety recall began on june 6, 2011. owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.

Problem: Fleetwood is recalling 65 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, and revolution l.e. motor homes. these motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the label was printed with the rear and intermediate tire psi rating reversed.

Risk: A misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Owners will be provided with corrected certification labels and installation instructions. a dealer can install this label for the owner at no charge. the recall began on october 9, 2008. owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

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.

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

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.

Problem: On certain motor homes equipped with a field effect transistor (fet) board built by magnum energy, inc., the circuitry inside certain inverters can cause an inoperative condition resulting in overheating of the inverter.

Risk: Overheating of the inverter may result in a potential fire.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the inverter free of charge. the recall began on january 19, 2008. owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

Problem: On certain motor home chassis, there may be a loose connection between the bus bar and a grid pad due to the pins being slightly smaller diameters after assembly. electrical power may be lost to components of the major chassis operating systems (engine, transmission, starting, cooling) causing the vehicle to shut down and/or not be capable of powering up.

Risk: Each vehicle could potentially experience a unique circumstance where one or a combination of the following conditions could occur: loss of electrical power to the engine, transmission, starting and engine cooling systems, operation of the right chassis stop/turn signal and right trailer stop/turn signal, the anti-lock brake system, auxiliary brake system, the heater elements in the air dryer, an

Fix: The dvec bussmann box will be replaced. the recall began on january 16, 2008. owners may contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400.

Problem: On certain class a motor homes, a pneumatic line can become pinched between the hydraulic filter and a compartment door strut. the chaffing caused by opening and closing of the compartment door can cause the filter to rupture and result in a hydraulic fluid leak.

Risk: This loss of hydraulic fluid causes the power steering feature to not function. this can result in loss of vehicle control, personal injury or a vehicle crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect, replace or repair damaged lines and relocate the affected hydraulic lines free of charge. the recall began on june 15, 2005. owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-435-7345.