Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V198000

Service brakes, air

FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-06-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V198000

Service brakes, air

Component
Service brakes, air
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Vehicles affected
509
Reported to NHTSA
2009-06-02
Owners notified
2009-05-01

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

56 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
FLEETWOOD Bounder2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
FLEETWOOD Fiesta LX2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
FLEETWOOD Flair2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
FLEETWOOD Pace Arrow2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
FLEETWOOD Southwind2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
FLEETWOOD Storm2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
FLEETWOOD Terra LX2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.