1998 Fleetwood Westport

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly99V294000
Filed Oct 26, 19991,404 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS. THESE TRAILERS CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE FLEXING IN THE UPPER CHASSIS WHICH CAN LEAD TO FAILURE IN THE AREA OF THE PIN BOX.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REINFORCE OR REPLACE THE PIN BOX AND ITS SUPPORT STRUCTURE.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20040100Routine
20030100Routine
20020100Routine
20010100Routine
20000100Routine
1998 — this page0100Routine
19973102Fatalities reported
19950100Routine
19942100Routine

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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 26, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.