2004 Fleetwood Regal

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 DYNAMIC HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND/OR POSSIBLY IMPACT AN OBJECT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH.ODI CONTACTED FLEETWOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT SLIDE OUT ROOMS WERE INSTALLED IN MOTOR HOMES, TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FOLDING TRAILERS. AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION ODI VISITED A RV SHOW AND THE FLEETWOOD PAXINOS PLANT TO EXAMINE SLIDE OUTS IN VARIOUS NEW MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES AND GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE SYSTEMS WORK.DURING THE INVESTIGATION ODI LEARNED THAT THERE ARE TWO METHODS USED TO EXTEND SLIDE OUT ROOMS.SOME MANUFACTURERS USE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND OTHERS, SUCH AS FLEETWOOD, USE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FLEETWOOD REGAL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL FOUR OF THE CROSS MEMBERS BECAME DETACHED. THE WELDS BECAME DETACHED FROM THE CROSS MEMBERS AND FISHTAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTENNIAL RV IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITHIN THE WELDS, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED FLEETWOOD'S MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER: 50615 AS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE ON THE TRAVEL TRAILER.

NHTSA ID

11052213

Incident

Sep 29, 2017

2004 REGAL POWLER FLEETWOOD RV ROOF WAS TORN.*MR AFTER EXAMINING THE ROOF THE CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS POORLY GLUED. THE SLIDE ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10137774

Incident

Jun 30, 2005