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Year · Make · Model

1988 Fleetwood Southwind

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
2
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

2 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
92V052000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1992-04-14

THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT NUT RETAINING CLIP MAY BE MISSING. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A RETAINING CLIP WILL ALLOW THE NUT TO WORK LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.

RiskSTEERING WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CANRESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixINSPECT STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP. IF CLIP IS MISSING, INSTALL A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP, OR HAVE A DEALER INSPECT AND INSTALL A CLIP. FLEETWOOD ADVISES OWNERS NOT TO OPERATE THE MOTORHOMES UNTIL A STEERING WHEEL NUT INSPECTION AND CLIP INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.

88V097000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1988-06-24

MISROUTED BATTERY CABLES COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT OIL COOLER LINES OR SHARP OBJECTS AND DAMAGE THE INSULATION.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND POSSIBLY AFIRE.

FixREROUTE AND REPLACE BATTERY CABLES AS NECESSARY.

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