NHTSA Campaign 10V577000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 10V577000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
FLEETWOOD RV, INC filed the report for 10V577000 with NHTSA on November 10, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V577000, NHTSA lists up to 84 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 24, 2010 and October 4, 2010.
The 10V577000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V577000 were scheduled from November 30, 2010, 20 days after the report.
10V577000 covers 1 model from Fleetwood, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V577000 ranks 8 of 14 FLEETWOOD RV, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FLEETWOOD RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TERRA CLASS A MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 6, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2010, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE HIGH-BEAM AND LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITIONS AS SPECIFIED BY FMVSS 108.
- The risk
- INCORRECT POSITIONING OF THE HIGH AND LOW-BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS COULD RESULT IN GLARE TO ONCOMING DRIVERS AND/OR REDUCED VISIBILITY OF THE MOTOR HOME INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH THE MOTOR HOME.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING HIGH-BEAM AND LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH DIFFERENT LOW-BEAM AND HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF FMVSS108. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 800-509-3418.
- Notes
- FLEETWOOD SAFETY RECALL NO. 101105FRV.
Reported November 10, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V577000 (1)
Fleetwood (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V577000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 10, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted