Model year record

1986 FLEETWOOD Bounder

2 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V100000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Vehicles affected
618
Reported to NHTSA
1987-07-07
Owners notified
1987-09-21

Defect description

FUEL TANKS MAY CRACK IN SERVICE DUE TO FATIGUE OF MATERIAL AROUND WELD.

Safety risk

FUEL WOULD SEEP FROM TANK CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AFIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE ORIGINAL TANK WITH A NEW TANK.

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V071000

Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting

Component
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: mounting
Manufacturer
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Vehicles affected
1,326
Reported to NHTSA
1986-05-28
Owners notified
1986-07-23

Defect description

SCREWS HOLDING SUPPORT FRAMING FOR LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) TANK AND GENERATOR MAY NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAY CAUSE THE TANK AND/OR GENERATOR TO FALL OFF THE MOTORHOME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: WITHOUT PROPER SECURING, THE LPG TANK AND/OR GENERATOR COULD SHIFT AND FALL OFF WHILE MOTOR HOME IS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD CAUSE A HIGHWAY HAZARD AND CAUSE THE OPERATORS OF OTHER VEHICLES TO LOSE CONTROL, WHICH MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DETAILS AND METHOD OF SECURING THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE SUPPORT FRAMES WILL BE PROVIDED.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.