2001 Fleetwood Mallard
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2001 Fleetwood Mallard. Newest first.
Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) IS present.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Remedy
Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. an electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. this may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
Risk and remedy
Risk
An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
Remedy
Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. in the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. if the consumer IS unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel IS replaced. consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or fleetwood at 1-800-629-8454.
Owner complaints
3 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 fleetwood mallard 27G. the contact stated that the leaf spring rests on top of the axle, serving as a shock suspender. the brackets that hold the leaf spring have failed four times since the vehicle was purchased. the contact has pictures. no other vehicle information was available.
- Suspension › Multiple axle
Found bottom of frame broken at weld for center axle spring support causing center portion of frame to begin buckling. *jb
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Consumer received the recall part for a samsung microwave model mr5492wol, but no instructions. Consumer called 1-800-462-9824 and the consumer representative indicated there was not a technician available until after december 12, 2003. *nlm
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