Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V198000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 509 | 05/01/2009 | ODI | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 06/02/2009 | 06/01/2009 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Fleetwood is recalling 509 my 2001-2008 class a motor homes equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. when combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. this can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. the driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. workhorse is handling the remedy for this campaign please see 09v-110. the manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731. workhorse will conduct the owner and dealer notification. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 05/13/2009 | 26000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood bounder rv. the contact stated that when applying the brakes, the brake pedal would intermittently fall into the floorboard and would exhibit resistance to braking pressures. this caused an unusual increase in stopping distance. the contact received notification of recall campaign id number 09v198000 (service brakes, air) and contacted the manufacturer where he was advised they were working on obtaining parts to make the necessary repairs. an appointment was scheduled for repairs october, 2009. the manufacturer advised that the parts were still not available as of october, 2009. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 26,000. | |||
| 04/04/2010 | 25000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood bounder. the contact was driving approximately 45 mph and the brakes locked without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired for the malfunction. the failure and current mileages were 25,000. the vin number was not available. | |||
| 07/10/2007 | 8000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood bounder. while driving between 30-45 mph, the brake shoes rubbed against the rotors. they do not release properly and continue to tighten, causing the vehicle to veer unexpectedly to the left or right. the contact called the manufacturer and was notified of a class action suit for the same issue regarding the design, which is a very common failure. the manufacturer stated that they would need to replace the entire braking system with calipers and rotors in order to repair the failure. the current and failure mileages were 8,000. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 05/10/2004 | 694 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood bounder. the contact stated that the when the brakes were engage they would surge. the vehicle was taken to a shop who diagnosed that the rear rotor needed to be re-services. the manufacturer was contacted and they were not willing to help because the vehicle was not under warranty. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 696 and current mileage was 35,000. pm | |||
| 06/18/2009 | 4000 | ||
| Inadvertent brake application causing excessive heat and damage to front brake parts. took rig to local service center where the damage was discovered and repaired. we had not received any recall notice from workhorse so paid for repair in full. after initial recall notice was received, contacted workhorse but claim was denied because it didn't fall in their specific time frame. | |||
| 05/12/2010 | 22000 | ||
| 2004 fleetwood bounder built on a workhorse chassic. both rear brakes failed and lost brake pedal. this unit has been on the recall list for a while but the replacement part are not in the system yet. this is a 22,000 lb motor home. | |||
| 05/10/2009 | 6100 | 1 | |
| Brake caliper seized on my 2004 bounder motorhome with workhorse chassis. the dragging brake on right rear became hot enough to cause the brake fluid to boil which caused the brake system to fail to the point of the brake pedal going all the way to the floor before any type of braking occurred. vehicle was towed to a workhorse dealer where it was inspected and confirmed that the incident had occurred. eventually the caliper released and the brakes seemed to be in working order. nothing was fixed nor done and after several months the vehicle was removed form the dealer and has been in storage. the brakes failed for no reason and nothing has been done to fix them or prevent recurrence. *tr | |||
| 09/06/2009 | 23446 | 1 | |
| Front right & rear left brake calipers locked up on our 2004 w-22 workhorse chassis. burned out abs left. rear sensor. waited until brakes cooled, managed to drive home. first time this occured. mileage 23,446.4 miles. checked at local w/h dealer, informed that would have to wait until new replacement parts where available in oct./nov./dec.. they suggested not to drive unit with present brake system as was unsafe. | |||
| 10/26/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Multiple brake issues on 2004 rv with chevy workhorse chassis - overheating disc brake calipers and poor performance. rv has less than 10,000 miles on it at this time and we have been stranded on the side of the road with the same or similar brake issue four times in the past 8-10 months. the authorized workhorse dealer couldn't identify the problem so just tried different things to try to fix it. the brake lines were bled, calipers were replaced the last time and there is an abs issue this time. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2008 | 10000 | 1 | |
| Left front brake locked up and caused a brake system failure. this occurred after brake were used in stop and go driving. same thing happened last year with right front brake under same conditions. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2008 | 17203 | 1 | |
| My wife and i left our home in surfside beach, sc for a weekend of nc camping. we passed through conway, sc on hwy 501. my wife asked if i left the emergency brake on, because there came a smell of overheated brakes. my brake was off, and we thought the smell was coming from traffic ahead of us. the smell got stronger, the transmission was not shifting into overdrive and i also noticed a decrease in fuel economy (on board mpg computer). we were doing about 55 mph. as i pulled into a gas station in aynor, sc to check things i discovered i had no brakes (pedal went to the floor). i pumped the brakes and managed to pull in; we could feel heat coming off the rear wheels (and smell) when we walked around the coach. the abs malfunction light was also illuminated. our rv is a 2004 36 ft. bounder on a w22 workhorse chassis. the rv was built in july, 2003 (07/03), and has less than 20,000 miles on it. i called workhorse and asked for the closest service center. i was given the name of a myrtle beach, sc center, so i called them to arrange a tow. the tow truck operator did not want to tow my rv from aynor to myrtle beach with a rear brake problem. i paid $1303.29 for parts (2 rear calipers, 2 rotors, brakes , 2 abs sensors and 2 axle seals) which i purchased from the myrtle beach workhorse center and carried to the aynor service station where i paid $506.26 for them to install the new parts. note: the right rear abs sensor melted out of the rear wheel on the passenger side. i have the old parts. *tr | |||