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NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V013000
Component: SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR
Manufacturer: FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.
Potential Number of Units Affected: 95

Year: 1998
Make: FLEETWOOD
Model: BOUNDER
Manufactured From: FEB 1998 To: JUN 1998
Year of Recall: '99
Type of Report: Vehicle
Summary:

Vehicle Description: Class A motor homes. These motor homes, when fully equipped and loaded with typical cargo, will experience an overloaded condition on the rear axle.

This could cause the rear axle components to fail prematurely resulting in loss of vehicle control.

Dealers will replace the rear axle with a new higher capacity rear axle. Owner notification began April 5, 1999. 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 1-800-322-8216. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).



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