The contact owns a 2020 Fleetwood Bounder built on a 2019 Ford F-53 Chassis. The contact stated that fumes were entering the vehicle. The carbon monoxide alarm had engaged. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V860000 (Equipment), and 23V351000 (Trailer Hitches); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11628983 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov

The contact owns a 2021 Fleetwood Bounder constructed on a 2020 Ford F59 Chassis. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V731000 (Suspension) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the nearest dealers were located nearly 200 to 300 miles away, which would require the contact to drive the RV over mountains to reach dealers. Additionally, the dealers refused to service any RVs. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The RV manufacturer customer service was made aware of the issue but could not offer the contact a solution. The contact stated that a local dealer RV repair center offered to perform the recall repair however, they authorization was needed from the manufacturer to perform the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer was not willing to authorize the RV center to repair the RV. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Source: NHTSA complaint ODI #11520489 · view all complaints for this vehicle at nhtsa.gov