Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1994 Fleetwood Flair

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack94V061000
Filed Apr 1, 1994121 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. THE SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS ATTACHED TO THE MOTORHOME WITH A CHAIN AND PULLEY MECHANISM. IF INADEQUATE TENSION IS NOT PRE-LOADED INTO THIS MECHANISM, ROAD VIBRATION CAN CAUSE THE FRICTION CLUTCH TO SLOWLY RELEASE OR BACKDRIVE THE MECHANISM, WHICH CAUSES THE SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO SLOWLY LOWER AND CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE FORWARD OF THE FRONT AXLE.

Risk. IF THIS HAPPENS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND/OR ROAD OBSTRUCTION COULD RESULT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SQUARE CHAIN CONNECTOR IN THE MECHANISM'S TIRE SUPPORT CHAIN. ALSO, A REDUNDANT CHAIN, BRACKET, AND CHAIN CONNECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED TO PHYSICALLY CONNECT THE SPARE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch93V127000
Filed Jul 26, 199334 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. FINAL STAGE MANUFACTURING REQUIRED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION AND IGNITION SYSTEM WIRING TO BE REROUTED. THIS WIRING CHANGE LEFT THESE CIRCUITS UNPROTECTED AGAINST HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENTS.

Risk. SHOULD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR OVERLOAD OCCUR, THECHASSIS WIRING WILL OVERHEAT AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE.

Remedy. FLEETWOOD DEALERS WILL INSTALL APPROPRIATE FUSIBLE LINKS WITHIN THE CIRCUIT.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield
Filed May 29, 1998UT

WINDOW DESIGN CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO MULLIONS/SASH DIVIDERS LOCATED IN THE LINE OF VISION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 2, 1996AZ

FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKES, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VHEICLE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260100Routine
20250200Routine
20241310Routine
20230500Routine
20222500Routine
20211510Routine
20203400Routine
20192500Routine
20180400Routine
20170300Routine
20161200Routine
20152000Routine
20080100Routine
20070200Routine
20063500Routine
20050400Routine
20041700Routine
20033600Routine
20022400Routine
20011400Routine
20006300Routine
19996100Routine
19983300Routine
19973210Routine
19968000Routine
19953100Routine
1994 — this page2200Routine
19931100Routine
19922000Routine
19914010Routine
19901200Routine

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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: Apr 1, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.