Fleetwood Wilderness 1998

Model Wilderness made in 1998 by Fleetwood got 6 consumer complains there are 2 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, equipment and service brakes, electric. Technical service bulletines regarding fuel system, gasoline. There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, equipment.

Wilderness year 1998

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 1998

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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES
98V191000	FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.	from 10/22/1997 to 06/28/1998	V (Vehicle)	735	08/21/1998	MFR	FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.	08/12/1998	08/27/1998
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: travel trailers (only models 26a and 24b are affected, and further identified by the characters 7a26 or 7b24 in the fourth through seventh positions of the vehicle identification number. the main wiring harness and generator battery wiring could be damaged by the generator exhaust system.
Consequence Summary	This condition could cause melting of the wiring insulation, creating an electrical short. this could lead to a fire.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will relocate and secure the battery cable and main wiring harness away from the generator exhaust system; install a heat shield to protect wiring from excessive heat exposure from the generator exhaust; and replace any damaged wiring, if necessary.
Notes	Owner notification began during august1998.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 fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING
08/01/1998
	Bargman electrical connector came loose from socket while towing, resulted in loss of brakes on trailer, and causing an accident which resulted in a fatality. bargman is an electrical conx that connects trailer to tow vehicle.*ak
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
08/25/1998		1	04/01/2098
	5th wheel trailer: the bargman 7-way electrical connector plug came loose from its bargman socket mounted in the wheel well of the owner's tow vehicle. as a result the electrical brakes on the 32 foot 5th wheel trailer were not working as the owner and his wife descended the very steep west side of the teton mountains in wyoming. as a result the brakes on the tow vehicle burned out leaving the entire rig without brakes causing a tragic accident resulting in the eventual death of the passenger/ wife of the driver. the driver was not alerted to the fact the bargman no. 67 plug had become disconnected because the draw-tite brake control unit installed by the dealer in the cab of the tow vehicle did not have an indicator light on it to advise the driver that the electrical current to the electrical trailer brakes was lost.*ak
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
06/05/2008		1
	I have a 1998 wilderness 5th wheel camping trailer. the refrigerator in this unit is a dometic model rm2652 serial no. 81303309. i received a recall notice from dometic informing me to take my unit to an authorized service center to have an update installed in the refrigerator to prevent a fire. i took the unit to camping world in denver, co and they did the recall update. my refrigerator never worked again after i received the unit back from them. upon inspection i found a lot of yellow reside in the back of the refrigerator and a burning smell. i removed the refrigerator from the trailer and removed the cover and insulation from the heating tube and found that the tube was broken. i have contacted several recreation vehicle suppliers in colorado and wyoming and they have all indicated the same thing. the heating tubes are weak and subject to breaking if bumped or moved. the dometic recall required repairs to be made around the heating tube. the dealers also said that these refrigerator are in great demand right now because of all the problems that are in the heating tubes. i appears that the dometic company and their authorized dealers are making a profit from the sales of these units that have to be replaced because of the recall. these refrigerators cost over $1300.00 to replace. this is definitely a financial burden on the owners that have to have these units replaced. it also creates a health hazard from the yellow residue dust that is in the refrigerator compartment and from the ammonia odors the are released at the time of failure. i contacted dometic and they claim no responsibility for this problem and refused to provide me with any information describing what was done to my refrigerator for the recall. *tr
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG LINES AND FITTINGS
		1	01/02/1998
	Design/location of the propane gas lines (outside frame)could be dangerous if tire blew out.
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
08/25/1998		1	04/01/2098
	5th wheel trailer: the bargman 7-way electrical connector plug came loose from its bargman socket mounted in the wheel well of the owner's tow vehicle. as a result the electrical brakes on the 32 foot 5th wheel trailer were not working as the owner and his wife descended the very steep west side of the teton mountains in wyoming. as a result the brakes on the tow vehicle burned out leaving the entire rig without brakes causing a tragic accident resulting in the eventual death of the passenger/ wife of the driver. the driver was not alerted to the fact the bargman no. 67 plug had become disconnected because the draw-tite brake control unit installed by the dealer in the cab of the tow vehicle did not have an indicator light on it to advise the driver that the electrical current to the electrical trailer brakes was lost.*ak
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
08/01/1998
	Bargman electrical connector came loose from socket while towing, resulted in loss of brakes on trailer, and causing an accident which resulted in a fatality. bargman is an electrical conx that connects trailer to tow vehicle.*ak