2002 Fleetwood American Dream, 2002 Fleetwood American Eagle, 2002 Fleetwood American Heritage and 1 other model Recall: ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR WABCO PNEUMATIC ANITLOCK…
NHTSA campaign 02V018006 · Service Brakes, Air · filed May 31, 2002 · verified Jul 30, 2026
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR WABCO PNEUMATIC ANITLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) VALVE PACKAGES, THE ASSEMBLY BOLTS ON THESE VALVE PACKAGES WERE NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY.
The risk
BOLTS TORQUED BELOW SPECIFICATION WILL NOT RELIABLY PREVENT AIR LEAKAGE AT THE AFFECTED ABS VALVE PACKAGE INTERFACE JOINTS ONCE THE COMPONENT BEGINS NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. IF AIR LEAKS DEVELOP AT ANY OF THE ABS VALVE PACKAGE INTERFACE JOINTS, BRAKE SYSTEM PRESSURE REDUCTIONS COULD OCCUR DURING BRAKING OR NORMAL OPERATION WITH UNITS EQUIPPED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL OPTION, POTENTIALLY EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCES, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
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Check VIN on NHTSA →The fix — what to do
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE FASTENERS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. 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 ARVINMERITOR WABCO AT 1-859-746-5956 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-629-8454.
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Affected vehicles
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More Fleetwood American Dream recalls
- 2001–2003 Fleetwood American Dream and 12 other models — Equipment
- 1999–2001 Fleetwood American Dream and 6 other models — Equipment
- 1998–1999 Fleetwood American Dream and 1 other model — ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SPARTAN…
- 2003–2005 Fleetwood American Dream and 3 other models — ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE…
- 1998–1999 Fleetwood American Dream and 3 other models — VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH GRANNING AIR…
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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 02V018006. Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.