Fleetwood Pioneer 2004
Model Pioneer made in 2004 by Fleetwood got 3 consumer complains there are 2 investigations as well as 6 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference to equipment. . The car had some investigations: equipment, wheels. There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, equipment and wheels.
Model 2004
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 | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V145000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | from 07/18/2003 to 09/10/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 765 | 04/14/2004 | MFR | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 03/22/2004 | 03/26/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with siemens q circuit breaker, the circuit breakers were mis-marked. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in an overheated conductor in a sustained overload condition which could cause personal injury and/or property damage. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breaker if necessary. owner notification is expected to begin by april 5, 2004. owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Fleetwood recall no. 40322.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V120000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | from 04/01/1997 to 07/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 167096 | 05/10/2007 | MFR | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 03/19/2007 | 03/20/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 08V320000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | from 04/01/2003 to 11/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 70101 | 10/24/2008 | ODI | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 07/15/2008 | 07/15/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery, providence, excursion, expedition, revolution, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition diesel class a motor homes; jamboree tioga class c motor homes; and prowler, wilderness, terry, mallard, pioneer, pride and triumph conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerators manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 03V452000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 60877 | ODI | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 11/04/2003 | 11/14/2003 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. an electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a jumper or jump wire. this may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. in the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. if the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or fleetwood at 1-800-629-8454. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| WHEELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V310000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | from 01/04/2002 to 04/21/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 3426 | 08/05/2004 | ODI | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 06/28/2004 | 07/01/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain fifth wheel and conventional travel trailers equipped with aluminum wheels may not have had the proper wheel lug nut torque applied. additionally, paint applied to the mating surface of the hub may cause the lug nuts to be more sensitive to loosening during the initial settling-in of components and after a wheel has been removed for service. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A wheel separation could occur, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect, repair, or replace any damaged wheels, lug nuts, lug studs, and mating surfaces. dealers will also remove paint film from the mating surfaces. the recall began on august 5, 2004. owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Fleetwood recall no. 40521.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 03V437000 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | from 01/04/2002 to 05/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 4933 | 11/26/2003 | MFR | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 11/04/2003 | 11/05/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers, the owner manuals either do not contain the wheel lug nut torque information or contain incorrect wheel lug nut torque information for the optional | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Vehicle operation without the proper torque applied to the wheel lug nuts could result in the lug nuts becoming loose and a wheel separation that could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with a label and insert to be added to the owner's manual. if the vehicle has the aluminum wheel option, owners are requested to bring their vehicle into a dealer to have the wheel lug nuts torqued to the proper specifications. owner notification began november 26, 2003. owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Fleetwood recall no. 31028.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||
| PE06005 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 01/20/2006 | 05/02/2006 | INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENT | ||
| This investigation was opened based on odi's receipt of a congressional letter on behalf of a constituent.the constituent reported incidents where the slide out room of his motor home would inadvertently move (extend) during highway use.odi was concerned that a fully extended slide out would degrade the vehicle's dynamic handling characteristics and/or possibly impact an object or another vehicle, resulting in a crash.odi contacted fleetwood and discovered that slide out rooms were installed in motor homes, travel trailers and folding trailers. as part of the investigation odi visited a rv show and the fleetwood paxinos plant to examine slide outs in various new make and model vehicles and gain an understanding of how the systems work.during the investigation odi learned that there are two methods used to extend slide out rooms.some manufacturers use hydraulic systems and others, such as fleetwood, use an electric motor. (continued on page 2) | ||||||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | ||||||
| EA04009 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. | 03/17/2004 | 11/24/2004 | WHEEL SEPARATIONS | 04V310000 | |
| On june 30, 2004, fleetwood filed a defect notice (04v-310) that outlines a notification and repair program intended to have 2002-2004 model year fleetwood fifth wheel and travel trailer units equipped with aluminum wheels inspected for the presence of paint and other foreign substances in the clamp joint, especially between the wheel and hub clamp faces, and to inspect for, and correct, any damage that may have occurred to the wheels or hubs due to loosening. the campaign includes a provision to provide the affected vehicle owners with information about the method and importance of torquing the wheel nuts with a torque wrench as described in the campaign notice and in fleetwood's published owner's manual.odi expressed concern about the campaign program because it asks owners to perform the post-inspection and repair torquing of the wheel mounting nuts (at intervals of 10, 25, and 50 miles or until stabilized).to assure that this aspect of the campaign is completed successfully, odi has asked fleetwood to notify odi of any incidents of wheel separations that occur on campaign-repaired vehicles whose owners were asked to perform the post-repair wheel nut torque procedure. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | |||
| 07/30/2008 | 1 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood pioneer. the vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. the contact received a recall notice regarding a possible fire due to an ammonia leak in the refrigerator. the manufacturer stated that his model number was not affected. approximately eight months later, the refrigerator began leaking ammonia. the contact disconnected the refrigerator to prevent a fire from occurring. the manufacturer stated that since his model was not affected, they could not repair the dometic refrigerator under the recall. the recall number and part number were unknown. updated 09/13/08. *lj updated 09/16/08. *jb | |||
| 07/07/2008 | 1 | 07/01/2003 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a dometic refrigerator, model rm2662. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment:recreational vehicle). she called dometic and was informed that they would not repair the failure, and advised her to call nhtsa and file a complaint. updated 10/03/08 *bf the consumer stated coolan leaked out of the unit. there was a yellow residue in the back of the regrigerator. updated 10/07/08. *jb | |||
| 06/02/2007 | 1 | 07/13/2003 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood pioneer dometic refrigerator. the contact stated that the refrigerator was leaking coolant. the contact received a recall letter. the service center stated that the recall repair could not be performed because the failure was already occurring. dometic has been notified. the recall and part numbers were unknown. the rv needed a new cooling unit and heat shields. the repair had been scheduled. updated 09/05/07. *jb | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | DUBLIN | 94568 | DON GAMEL RV |