1997 Fleetwood Montara

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires › Tread/Belt	1		0	0	0
Tires	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire00V104000

Filed Apr 10, 20003,897 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS C MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE WHEEL . THIS WHEEL HAS INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY WHEN MATCHED TO A MAXIMUM LOADED TIRE. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."

Risk. PREMATURE WHEEL FAILURE CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPARE WHEEL WITH A NEW HIGHER CAPACITY WHEEL.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires › Tread/Belt

Filed Apr 6, 200521,000 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S2 LT 225/75R16. *JB THE CONSUMER CONTINUED ON THE TRIP AND 300 MILES LATER HEARD A NOISE AGAIN AND A SECOND TIRE FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *SC *JB

Tires

Filed Oct 2, 2000CA

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1997, FLEETWOOD, MONTERO ON A FORD CHASSIS 350, TIRE SIZE LT22575R16, DOT VNILIXB306. PASSENGER REAR INSIDE TIRE DISINTRGRATED WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1997 — this page	2	1	Routine
1996	1	1	Routine
1994	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: Apr 10, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.