Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Fleetwood American Tradition

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior1
000
Tires1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V120000
Filed Mar 19, 2007167,096 vehiclesFleetwood Enterprises, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Jan 7, 2005GA

1997 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION MOTOR HOME 39' CLASS A DESIGN OF MOTORHOME AND PLACEMENT OF MIRROR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEAVES A "BLIND SPOT" THAT CANNOT BE ELEMINATED. BLIND SPOT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY HIDE A MIDSIZE AUTOMOBILE. MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE LOCATION ON THE 2000 MODEL YEAR. *AK

Tires
Filed Aug 25, 2000NC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V-277) AND REPLACED FRONT TIRES AS THE RECALL HAD STATED WITHOUT CHARGE, HOWEVER CONSUMER REPLACED THE REMAINING FOUR TIRES AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIRES. * MJS

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20140100Routine
20110200Routine
20100100Routine
20090200Routine
20082300Routine
20071400Routine
20060100Routine
20054400Routine
20042500Routine
20030400Routine
20020300Routine
20010300Routine
20006300Routine
19993500Routine
19983200Routine
1997 — this page2100Routine
19962000Routine

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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: Mar 19, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.