Introduction - Fleetwood Bounder 1987 Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the recreational vehicle life-style and
the growing family of motor home owners. We
sincerely thank you for choosing Bounder!
Your motor home has been designed to provide you
with many years of carefree, pleasant traveling and
vacationing. This manual describes many features
of your motor home and provides an operating guide
so that you can obtain the best performance from
those features. Your motor home has been designed
to conform with, or exceed, the American National
Standards Institute A 119.2, NFPA 501 C, Canadian
CSA Standard Z-240 (units built for Canada only), and
applicable motor vehicle standards. These standards
establish the plumbing, heating, electrical and other
requirements for quality and safety. Compliance with
these standards is indicated by the seal attached just
outside the entry door. This seal is the outward sign
of internal quality.
Like all finely crafted equipment, your motor home
will require care and regular maintenance in order to
retain its maximum performance characteristics. The
dealer will give you basic operating and maintenance
instructions; however, supplement this instruction by
reading all instructional material furnished with the
motor home in the Owner's Information Package and
.Chassis. Operator's Manual. If, after taking delivery
-of your new motor home, you feel it requires additional
,conditioning or adjustment, please return it to your
.dealer as soon as possible. This Owner's Manual,
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--along with the information provided in your Owner's
. ,,- ",Information Package and Chassis Operator's Manual
,:outlines important areas of maintenance and provides
a maintenance schedule for you to follow to ensure
safe, trouble-free service from your motor home.
Study these instructions carefully. A good working
knowledge of your motor home and how to care for
it will help you enjoy many miles and years of recrea-
tional living. - - -
If you have any questions regarding operation;,
inaintenance, or service;, please contact your dealer
immediately so he can assist you. Your dealer's
Service or Sales Department will handle any normal
problems which might occur. Customer service is of
utmos~importilnce
to yourAljaler, and is just as impor-
ianttothe inanufacturerli/(Qur motor home is covered,
by one of the most comprehensive warranty programs
in the industry, and this manual contains a Mction
outlining 'the warranty and explaining your. rights and
obligations, as well as the rights lind obligations of
the dealer and manufacturer, under the terms of the
, \(\Iarran'tY. Please niad this section carefully. You will
be better informed in cese you have a warranty-related
, problem, and your dealer will pe better able to get you
on the road again. If, for some reason, a problem is
not handled to your satisfaction:
1. Discuss any warranty-related problems direct- ,
Iy with the manager or,a,wnerpf the delj.lership,
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giving him an opportunity to help his service
department resolve the matter for you.
2. If a problem arises that cannot be resolved to
your satisfaction by your local dealer, contact
the factory service manager. The factories are
listed in this manual. Please contact the one
nearest you.
3. We sincerely believe that your dealer and
factory representative will be able to solve any
problem which might arise. If their combined
efforts are not satisfactory, please send a let-
ter describing the circumstances to:
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 7300
Riverside, CA 92523
Please include the brand name and serial
number of your motor home. The serial number
is located on the identification tag next to the
entry door.
4. If you wish to call for assistance, please use
these toll-free telephone numbers:
From California: (800) 442-4804
From outside California: (800) 854-4755
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