Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › multiple axle. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Multiple Axle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION FRONT WEIGHT PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORHOME WAS OVERWEIGHT ON THE FRONT AXLE BY 700LBS. TO MEET THE ACTUAL FRONT WEIGHT OF 15,300LBS, THE TIRE PRESSURE WOULD NEED TO BE 125LBS. BUT THE RIM HAS A MAXIMUM COLD PRESSURE RATING OF 120LBS. *JB
2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION FRONT AXLE PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT HIS RV WAS OVER THE SPECIFIED MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 14,600 LBS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RV WAS 640 LBS OVERWEIGHT. THIS WAS WITH FULL FUEL, 1/2 WATER AND EMPTY HOLDING TANKS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO DEFINITIVE FIX TO THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED TO CARRY 1/2 FUEL AND 1/2 WATER AND TO HAVE 120 PSI IN THE FRONT TIRES. *JB
2008 FLEETWOOD AMERICAN TRADITION FRONT AXLE PROBLEM. *BF THE MOTORHOME WILL NOT CARRY THE MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFIED CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY AND PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DESIGN AND RATING OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR THE USUAL AND INTENDED USE OF THE MOTORHOME. AFTER LEARNING OF THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER HAD THE MOTORHOME WEIGHED. THE FRONT AXLE HAS A DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION LOAD RATING OF 14,600 POUNDS. WITH THE MOTORHOME LOADED AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE FRONT AXLE IS OVERLOADED BY 960 POUNDS. *JB
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.