2008 Fleetwood Arcadia

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires	1		0	0	0
Suspension › Rear	1		0	0	0
Suspension	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Mechanical › Winch07V464000

Filed Oct 3, 20072,129 vehiclesFleetwood Folding Trailer, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, THE POWER LIFT ROOF SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A POWER LIFT MOTOR AND CURRENT LIMITER CONTROLLER, GENERATES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF IMPACT TORQUE IF THE POWER LIFT IS OPERATED WITH THE 30A POWER CORD PLUGGED INTO A 110V AC POWER SOURCE (WITH OR WITHOUT A BATTERY).

Risk. THIS COULD CAUSE FAILURE IN ONE OF THE SHEAR PINS RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER'S LIFT SYSTEM. THIS COULD ALLOW THE ROOF TO FREE-FALL FROM THE RAISED POSITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY, VEHICLE AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO WARNING STICKERS THAT EXPLAINS THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE POWER LIFT ACCESSORY USING A BATTERY ONLY. ONE STICKER WILL BE PLACED AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER NEXT TO THE CURRENT LIMITER. THE SECOND STICKER WILL BE PLACED NEXT TO THE 30A POWER CORD OUTLET. IN ADDITION, FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS WILL SEND A COPY OF THE OPERATION MANUAL THAT EMPHASIZES THE BATTERY-ONLY OPERATION OF THIS TRAILER ACCESSORY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD FOLDING TRAILERS AT 1-814-443-7367.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires

Filed Oct 28, 2010NY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A MIDDLEBURY TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH DURO 6WVT TIRES, SIZE 205/75/D15 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE ARACKED ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES WERE NEW WITH NO MILEAGE ON THEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0.

Suspension

Filed May 29, 20105,000 milesAZ

TANDEM AXLE TRAVEL TRAILER, TIRE WEAR INDICATES AXLE MIS-ALIGNMENT. TOOK TRAVEL TRAILER TO AN ALIGNMENT SPECIALIST AND THE AXLES WERE REMOUNTED IN CORRECT ALIGNMENT. (PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS FORM I WAS REQUIRED TO SELECT A MANUFACTURERS MODEL THAT I DON'T HAVE. THE MANUFACTURER IS FLEETWOOD BUT THE MODEL IS A PEGASUS 210FQ. *TR

Suspension › Rear

Filed Sep 8, 2008100 milesAZ

JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW FLEETWOOD TRAILER . FIRST TRIP WITH IT THE AXLE LOCKED UP. UPON FURTHER REVIEW WE FOUND THAT LIPPERT AXLE'S ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER DID NOT HAVE ANY GREASE IN THE BEARINGS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE LEAD TO A CRASH. BOTH LIPPERT COMPONENTS AND FLEETWOOD AS WELL AS OUR DEALER HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. *TR

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2008 — this page	3	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
1995	0	1	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 3, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.