2009 Fleetwood American Eagle
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2009 Fleetwood American Eagle. Newest first.
Fleetwood IS recalling 65 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, and revolution L.E. Motor homes. these motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the label was printed with the rear and intermediate tire psi rating reversed.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A misprinted label could lead to improper vehicle loading or tire inflation which could result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Owners will be provided with corrected certification labels and installation instructions. a dealer can install this label for the owner at no charge. the recall began on october 9, 2008. owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.
Fleetwood IS recalling 226 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder diesel, discovery, excursion, expedition, fiesta LX, pace arrow, providence, revolution LE, southwind, class a motor homes, and icon, jamboree, jamboree GT, jamboree sport, pulse, tioga, and tioga ranger class c motor homes.…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Overloading may have an adverse affect on motor home handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Fleetwood will mail a corrected federal certification label along with installation instructions to the affected motor home owners. owners who do not feel comfortable installing this label can take their motor home to any fleetwood dealer and the dealer will install the label for them. the recall began on july 28, 2008. owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.
Owner complaints
2 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Engine
Excessive heat felt in floor area and in the back room of the motorhome. inspection of the exhaust pipe revealed that it was completely broken off from the attach clamp at the muffler, allowing exhaust to vent directly under motorhome floor and approximately 12 inches from fuel and hydraulic…
Excessive heat felt in floor area and in the back room of the motorhome. inspection of the exhaust pipe revealed that it was completely broken off from the attach clamp at the muffler, allowing exhaust to vent directly under motorhome floor and approximately 12 inches from fuel and hydraulic filters and lines. heat was detected while motorhome was being driven on highway at highway speeds. the photos show where the pipe broke and spewed very hot black exhaust from the turbocharger over the pipe still attached to the muffler. photos also show relationship of hot exhaust to fuel and hydraulic oil filters and supply lines.
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer · Suspension › Multiple axle
2007 fleetwood american allegiance front axle problem. *bf the consumer stated the design and certified rating of the front axle was not sufficient to allow for the usual and intended use of the motorhome. The consumer was informed by an engineer that the axle system would be upgraded once a…
2007 fleetwood american allegiance front axle problem. *bf the consumer stated the design and certified rating of the front axle was not sufficient to allow for the usual and intended use of the motorhome. The consumer was informed by an engineer that the axle system would be upgraded once a solution had been obtained. the front axle has a design and certification load rating of 14,600 pounds. With the motorhome loaded as specified in the fleetwood owner's manual, the front axle IS overloaded without cargo. the loading includes full fuel, fresh water tanks, empty waste water tanks, two people having a combined weight of 308 pounds and zero cargo. The total weight under those conditions, as weighed, IS 39,000 pounds with a design rating of 44,600. Therefore, the consumer should be able to carry over 5,000 pounds of cargo. None of the designed capacities can be attained with the present front axle configuration.*jb
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10026770Fleetwood rv: to add roof reinforcement for the galley radio antenna mounting location on certain 2009 pulse and icon products.
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