The 2004 Fleetwood Gear Box Lsv has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 209 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the trailer hitches. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT03V4800002003-11-13209 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE STANDARD LOFT BED DID NOT INCLUDE THE SAFETY TRAVEL PINS, TRAVEL STRAPS, OPERATIONAL LOFT BED CONVERSION INSTRUCTION LABEL, AND THE 90-POUND TYPE GAS STRUTS.
Consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A PERSON OR OBJECT BEING HIT WITH THE LOFT BUNK.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL SAFETY TRAVEL PINS, TRAVEL STRAPS, AN OPERATIONAL LOFT BED CONVERSION INSTRUCTION LABEL, AND REPLACE THE TWO LOCKABLE TYPE 30-POUND BED GAS STRUTS WITH 90-POUND TYPE GAS STRUTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-445-3307.
Complaints by component
TRAILER HITCHES
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“We have a new fleetwood gearbox lsv 260fs rv and the hitch tounge weight in excess of 20% of the gcvw. The axles are set back to far on the frame causing this unsafe condition. *jb”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE06005 Opened 2006-01-20 · closed 2006-05-02
INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENT
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Fleetwood Gear Box Lsv as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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