1996 Fleetwood American Eagle

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2011	2	2	1	0	Routine
2010	0	2	0	0	Routine
2009	2	2	0	0	Routine
2008	6	3	0	0	Routine
2007	6	4	0	0	Routine
2006	2	1	1	3	Fatalities reported
2005	2	4	0	0	Routine
2004	1	8	1	0	Routine
2003	0	4	0	0	Routine
2002	1	3	0	0	Routine
2001	2	4	0	0	Routine
2000	2	4	1	0	Routine
1999	1	6	0	0	Routine
1998	9	4	0	9	Fatalities reported
1997	2	2	0	0	Routine
1996 — this page	0	1	0	0	Routine
1995	3	1	0	0	Routine
1994	0	1	0	0	Routine
1993	1	1	0	0	Routine
1992	0	1	0	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	0	Routine

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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.