1998 Fleetwood Avion
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1998 Fleetwood Avion. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1998 Fleetwood Avion. Newest first.
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 and remedy
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.
Owner complaints
3 complaints
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly
Dt*: the contact stated the kingpin box in the fifth wheel fractured and detached from the trailer. There IS an nhtsa recall, # 99v294000, regarding the trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly. the vin was not included in the recall.
- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
This vehicle has lost 3 wheels all on the right side, each time all 6 lug bolts have sheared off, dealer feels vehicle needs 8 lug bolts instead of 6. *slc
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components · Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly
Safety recall work can not be performed until sept. 18, 2000 (99v-294) fifth wheel assembly. *mjs
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Draw pin box
The pin box/king pin assembly is the attachment point between the fifth wheel trailer and the towing vehicle.Should a complete fracturer occur in service, the trailer could become detached from the towing vehicle.In 1997, Fleetwood replaced the 7 gage steel used to construct the pin box with 11 gage steel, which is…
The pin box/king pin assembly is the attachment point between the fifth wheel trailer and the towing vehicle.Should a complete fracturer occur in service, the trailer could become detached from the towing vehicle.In 1997, Fleetwood replaced the 7 gage steel used to construct the pin box with 11 gage steel, which is about 30 percent thinner.In mid 1998, Fleetwood went back to the thicker steel and has provided dealers with drawings and specifications to repair vehicles in the field with the thicker steel pin box.
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.
- 10025322Fleetwood service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Consumer maintenance advisory, generator fuel lines. Fleetwood motor home owners. Csc was received.
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