Fleetwood recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Allied Recreation Group, Inc. (ARG) is recalling certain model year 2016 Fleetwood Southwind 34A, 36L, and 32VS motorhomes equipped with Atwood Model 0D50 on-demand water heaters. In the affected vehicles, the on-demand water heaters have a gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
What could happen
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves and increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
ARG will notify owners and Atwood will provide a remedy for the hot water heater free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016. Owners may contact ARG customer service at 1-800-509-3417 or Atwood customer service at 1-574-264-2131.
Vehicles covered
- Fleetwood Southwind 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V751000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Allied Recreation Group, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 13, 2015
- Owners notified
- Jan 11, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 15
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- May 6, 2015 to Sep 30, 2015
- Part
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems › Water heater
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
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- Fleetwood / Holiday Rambler recall: Trailer hitches May 18, 2023
- American Coach / Fleetwood / Holiday Rambler recall: Latches/locks/linkages Mar 14, 2023
- Fleetwood / Holiday Rambler recall: Equipment Dec 22, 2022
- Fleetwood / Holiday Rambler recall: Equipment Nov 9, 2022
- Fleetwood / Holiday Rambler recall: Suspension Aug 30, 2022
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.