1998 Fleetwood Flair
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1998 Fleetwood Flair. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Remedy
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.
Vehicle description: motor homes. the bolts holding the trailer hitch to the motor home frame are the incorrect length.
Risk and remedy
Risk
These bolts can loosen resulting in separation of the trailer hitch from the motor home.
Remedy
Dealers will remove the existing bolts and replace with correctly sized nuts, lock washers, and bolts.
Vehicle description: motor homes. due to improper installation of electrical wires, the battery cables can contact the automatic transmission cooler fluid lines. the ignition switch and customer accessory wiring IS undersized.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition can result in damage to the battery cable insulation, leading to an electrical short, and possibly a fire. the undersized wiring can result in the engine stopping with a resultant loss of power steering or power braking, leading to a possible crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair these vehicles, including replacement of any damaged wiring or other vehicular components.
Owner complaints
3 complaints
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- Visibility/wiper
Wipers alternately try to clean beyond the windshield and/or fail to clean the entire windshield. driver's side will try to go beyond the curve of the windshield; passenger side goes beyond the weatherstrip separating the two halves of the windshield. occurs while driving in rain or other wet…
Wipers alternately try to clean beyond the windshield and/or fail to clean the entire windshield. driver's side will try to go beyond the curve of the windshield; passenger side goes beyond the weatherstrip separating the two halves of the windshield. occurs while driving in rain or other wet conditions. first few wipes are correct then wipers begin acting erratically. in addition to date indicated below, same has occurred on numerous occasions. have removed, inspected and re-tightened all related parts to no avail.
- Trailer hitches
Recall # 99v156000 fleetwood/trailer hitch bolt: dealer did not perfrom recall corrective action according to letter. All the dealer did was feel the bolt and stated that it was alright. recall campaign stated that the bolt should be changed. also, the paperwork has not been sent to fleetwood stating that campaign has been completed. Please provide any further information. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system
While driving motorhome carbon monoxide fumes entered the motorhome. It also occurred when camping out. Has been to dealer 3 different times for the problem. First nothing wrong. 2ND replaced compact generator, not seal. 3RD time, found leaks under coach. Pipes not corked & sealed. Firewall access compartment under hood not sealed, and windshield not sealed either. *ak
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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