1999 Fleetwood American Tradition: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition. The newest campaign is 08V240000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jun 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 3 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, 08V240000, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall is expected to begin during june 2008. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.
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
5 campaigns, newest first. 174,382 units in total.
- 08V240000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- 07V120000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- 00V202001Suspension / Front
- 99V277000Tires
- 99V161002Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension System
08V240000Received . 1,263 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood is recalling certain class a gas and diesel motor homes, class c motor homes, conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerators. A low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall is expected to begin during june 2008. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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: .
99V161002Received . 388 units.
Suspension / Front / Springs / Air Suspension System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with air suspensions. The front wheel spindle bearing may have excessive preload due to improper end play settings.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This bearing preload in combination with improper lubricating oil levels can cause premature failure of the outer bearing, affecting the steering on the motor homes.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tuthill is conducting the notification and remedy for this recall. Tuthill will inspect the deflector ring and reseating, adjust the wheel bearings, add lubrication, and replace the hubcap.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 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 | 3 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Jun 2005
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 1999 Fleetwood American TraditionThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/american-tradition/1999/. 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 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition?
- 174,382 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Fleetwood American Tradition have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood American Tradition, model years 1996 to 2014. 5 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition name most often?
- Tires: 3 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.