1998 Fleetwood American Eagle: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle. The newest campaign is 07V120000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Mar 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V120000, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 172,915 units in total.
- 07V120000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- 06V174000Steering
- 00V202001Suspension / Front
- 99V277000Tires
07V120000Received . 167,096 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
06V174000Received . 184 units.
Steering
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain class a motor homes equipped with spartan chassis steering gear, the steering gear support bracket has the potential to fail when subject to the repetitive forces of static steering conditions.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Loss of steering control could occur increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan chassis is conducting this recall (please see 06v156000) and will replace the steering support bracket free of charge. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216 or spartan at 517-543-6400.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC..
00V202001Received . 1,889 units.
Suspension / Front
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with granning air suspensions. A fracture can develop at the attachment point of the cross member/bell crank and idler arm housing.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This defect may cause erratic or loss of steering control if the cross member separates from the assembly.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tuthill is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Repair facilities will inspect and add gussets to reinforce the cross member connection for the bell crank and idler arm. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact tuthill customer service number at 1-800-255-7824 or fleetwood at 1-909-351-7638.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC..
99V277000Received . 3,746 units.
Tires
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: motor homes. The subject motor homes, when built with a disproportionate front axle weight distribution, fully equipped, loaded with cargo, and operated with improper tire pressures, can experience an overload condition on a front tire.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overloading of a tire can lead to tire failure.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will equip the subject motor homes with new larger capacity front tires, will adjust the weight distribution on the front axle (if necessary), apply new certification labels, and reinforce consumer education about the importance of tire maintenance, including rotation, alignment, and tire inflation pressure.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 91015. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
9 complaints, 12 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Tires | 4 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 9
- Date of the newest complaint
- 3 Feb 2015
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1998 Fleetwood American EagleThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/american-eagle/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle?
- 172,915 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Fleetwood American Eagle have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood American Eagle, model years 1991 to 2011. 4 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle name most often?
- Tires: 4 of 12 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Fleetwood American Eagle open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.