Fleetwood Excursion, model year 2013. Filed by Fleetwood Rv, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 August 2012. 74 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Fleetwood RV is recalling certain model year 2013 Excursion motor homes manufactured from March 27, 2012, through July 24, 2012. A threaded fastener installed on the turn shaft of the slide-out mechanism may come into contact with a portion of the diesel fuel fill hose while the turn shaft is rotating. If the fastener …
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Fleetwood's own number for this recall: 120813FRV. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V412 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V412 cover?
- Fleetwood Excursion, model year 2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Fleetwood RV is recalling certain model year 2013 Excursion motor homes manufactured from March 27, 2012, through July 24, 2012.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Fleetwood RV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, shorten the threaded fastener to achieve clearance of the fuel line free of charge. The safety recall began on September 11, 2012. Owners may contact Fleetwood RV owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Fleetwood calls this recall 120813FRV, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V412 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | FLEETWOOD RV, INC. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 August 2012 |
| Model years | 2013-2013 |
| Vehicles named | FLEETWOOD EXCURSION |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Fleetwood RV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, shorten the threaded fastener to achieve clearance of the fuel line free of charge. The safety recall began on September 11, 2012. Owners may contact Fleetwood RV owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V412, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v412/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Fleetwood notices we hold
- 13V218: model year 2013 Bounder Classic and Terra motorhomes manufactured between July 9, 2012 and January 16, 2013
- 13V217: model year 2014 American Revolution, Bounder, Discovery, Expedition, and Southwind motorhomes
- 13V007: model year 2012 and 2013 Bounder Classic model 30T motorhomes manufactured from February 17, 2012, through November 30, 2012
- 12V535: model year 2010 and 2011 Encounter
- 11V298: MODEL YEAR 2011 BOUNDER CLASSIC, STORM AND TERRA CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS AND MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 21, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 11, 2011
- 11V192: MODEL YEAR 2011 DISCOVERY, REVOLUTION LE AND PROVIDENCE CLASS A MOTOR HOMES
- 11V090: MODEL YEAR 2010 FIESTA CLASS A MOTOR HOMES
- 11V074: RECREATIONAL
All 11 Fleetwood campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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