Fleetwood Prowler 2000

Model Prowler made in 2000 by Fleetwood got 6 consumer complains there are 2 recalls as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment, power train and structure. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, fuel system, gasoline. There was one recall concerning equipment .

Prowler year 2000

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 2000

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
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.
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

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
0800600REV	12/29/2000	080600	618049	Subject regarding wire splice repairs. *sb	04/03/2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
04212008	04/21/2008		10025322	Consumer maintenance advisory, generator fuel lines. fleetwood motor home owners. csc was received. *pe	07/29/2008

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
11/01/2003		1
	Consumer received nhtsa recall 03e044000 concerning samsung/microwave ovens/circuit short. after the microwave was repaired under the recall the remedy failed, and the microwave did not function properly.*ak
02/03/2004		1
	Consumer received recall concerning samsung/microwave oven/short circuit. consumer contacted a repair shop to fix the samsung microwave. mechanic showed up with the wrong parts, and left the machine dismantled on the counter. consumer tried on several occasions to contact the repair shop where the mechanic worked, but it was of no avail. also, consumer was having a hard time contacting the manufacturer. *ak
POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT
08/05/2000
	Axle collapsed , causing wheels to bent. dealer/manufacturer were not contacted at this time. please provide any further details. *ak
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
06/30/2006		1
	2000 fifth wheel travel trailer was not welded properly causing support for the axle and frame to break at the welds and breaking the leaf spring. ts the consumer experienced a failure after the recall work was performed. the consumer believed the recall work was not done properly. jb
02/19/2004		1	09/01/2000
	While driving 60 mph, the trailer cross member separated without warning. ak jb
SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE
07/23/2006		1	06/20/2004
	2000 model 335g prowler sut rating label on side of trailer shows gvwr 12000 lbs gawr 5080 per axle . the dexter label on axle shows gawr 4200 if you load this trailer up to the 5080 lbs per axle,and this trailer has a double axle, then you will be 1760 lbs over the rated capacity of the axle. fleetwood needs to be aware that they over rated the axles on this trailer. i have called fleetwood and was told they would get back to me. have not heard back from them. *nm

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
AZ	YUMA	85365	M&S HOME APPLIANCE	9283419792
CO	LOVELAND		LOVELAND RV
IN	RICHMOND	47375	TOM RAPER
TN	MEMPHIS	38103	D@N CAMPER SALES