Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Fleetwood American Dream

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Tires99V277000
Filed Oct 15, 19993,746 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE SUBJECT MOTOR HOMES, WHEN BUILT WITH A DISPROPORTIONATE FRONT AXLE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, FULLY EQUIPPED, LOADED WITH CARGO, AND OPERATED WITH IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURES, CAN EXPERIENCE AN OVERLOAD CONDITION ON A FRONT TIRE.

Risk. OVERLOADING OF A TIRE CAN LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL EQUIP THE SUBJECT MOTOR HOMES WITH NEW LARGER CAPACITY FRONT TIRES, WILL ADJUST THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION ON THE FRONT AXLE (IF NECESSARY), APPLY NEW CERTIFICATION LABELS, AND REINFORCE CONSUMER EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TIRE MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING ROTATION, ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Jan 21, 2000LA

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL REPAIR 99V-277, FEELS THAT ALL TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED TO PROPERLY FIX PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT CENTER IS FAR FROM LOCATION OF CONSUMERS HOME. *MJS

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20050100Routine
20040100Routine
20031200Routine
20021200Routine
20011200Routine
20002210Routine
19992500Routine
19984300Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine
19961100Routine
19952100Routine
19940100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 15, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.