2004 Fleetwood Prowler defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Fleetwood Prowler. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE06005 · opened Jan 20, 2006 · closed May 2, 2006

  This investigation was opened based on odi's receipt of a congressional letter on behalf of a constituent.the constituent reported incidents where the slide out room of his motor home would inadvertently move (extend) during highway use.odi was concerned that a fully extended slide out would degrade the vehicle's dynam…

• WHEEL SEPARATIONS
  Engineering Analysis EA04009 · opened Mar 17, 2004 · closed Nov 24, 2004 · led to recall 04V310000

  On june 30, 2004, fleetwood filed a defect notice (04v-310) that outlines a notification and repair program intended to have 2002-2004 model year fleetwood fifth wheel and travel trailer units equipped with aluminum wheels inspected for the presence of paint and other foreign substances in the clamp joint, especially b…

• WHEEL SEPARATIONS
  Recall Query RQ03009 · opened Nov 21, 2003 · closed Mar 17, 2004

  Fleetwood enterprises determined that the wheel mounting nuts had been inadequately torqued in fifth wheel and travel trailers built with aluminum wheels since june 2002.fleetwood alertedowners via a customer advisory notice in april and may of 2003.on october 29, 2003, fleetwood made a defect determination and renotif…