Vehicle recall 09V312000 · July 28, 2009

Fleetwood American Eagle, American Dream and 11 more models

A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Fleetwood RV is recalling certain model year 2005 and 2006 motorhomes manufactured between July 24, 2004 and March 11, 2005, equipped with norcold model 1200LR, 1200LRIM, and 1201LRIM refrigerators with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased the heat source could generate very high temperatures. At such high temperatures, the cooling unit could rupture.
Consequence: If a leak occurs and the unit is continues to operate, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
Remedy: Fleetwood RV will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during September 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood RV at 1-800-509-3418 or norcold's recall center at 1-800-767-9101.
Notes: Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 09V312000
Reported to NHTSA: July 28, 2009
Filed by: FLEETWOOD RV, INC.
Owner notification: June 26, 2009
Vehicles potentially affected: 6,684
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Equipment

Recall 09V312000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Fleetwood American Dream (2001-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001
Fleetwood American Eagle (2000-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Fleetwood American Heritage (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Fleetwood American Tradition (2001-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001
Fleetwood Bounder (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Fleetwood Bounder Diesel (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Fleetwood Discovery (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Fleetwood Excursion (2003): 2003
Fleetwood Expedition (2003): 2003
Fleetwood Pace Arrow (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Fleetwood Providence (2003): 2003
Fleetwood Revolution (2002-2003): 2003, 2002
Fleetwood Southwind (2002-2003): 2003, 2002

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