1993 20TH Century Slide-In Camper Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1993 20TH Century Slide-In Camper, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Seat belts666.7%
- Other / unspecified222.2%
- Tires & wheels111.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
"...THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LEFT TO DIE IN HOT CARS IN THE SUMMER IS RISING....[I]N THE PAST 10 YEARS, ALMOST 350 CHILDREN HAVE DIED IN CARS, BECAUSE THE PARENTS OR OTHER CARETAKERS SIMPLY FORGOT THEM....RESEARCH SHOWS THAT JULY IS THE MONTH WHEN MOST ARE 'FORGOTTEN' ...TO DIE A SLOW, HORRIBLE DEATH IN THE BACK SEAT OF CARS." YES, FORGETTING YOUR CHILD CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. (NOT TO ME OR YOU, BUT WE ARE EXCEPTIONAL.) IT CAN ONLY HAPPEN BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PLANNED AND INSTITUTED BY LAW. YOU CAN NO LONGER SPEND TIME WITH YOUR KID BECAUSE THE GOV MAKES SURE EVERYTHING IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND TAXES ARE TOO HIGH FOR ONE PERSON TO SUPPORT A HOME. THEN, IF YOU MANAGE TO GET ATTACHED TO THEM ANYWAY, THE SCHOOLS TURN THEM AGAINST YOU. SINCE SOME OF US STILL LIKE OUR KIDS AND THINK OF THEM, THE GOV MANDATES THAT YOU PUT THEM IN THE BACK SEAT, OUT OF SIGHT. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT A KID WILL FALL ASLEEP FROM THE MOTION AND SOUND OF A CAR. NOW YOU CAN'T SEE HIM AND CAN'T HEAR HIM. WHAT NEXT? YOU ARE RESPONSIBLY PAYING ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC AND YOUR DRIVING. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. NATURALLY, AS PART OF THE DRIVING YOU THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE GOING. THEN YOU START FLASHING ON WHY YOU ARE GOING THERE. THEN YOU START BRANCHING OUT INTO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TODAY. ALL OF THIS IS THE NATURAL WAY A HUMAN MIND FUNCTIONS. IF THE CHILD WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH YOU IT WOULD BE AT THE FRONT OF YOUR MIND WITH ALL THE REST OF THE THINGS YOU ARE LOOKING AT. THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THAT LAW TO KEEP THEM IN THE BACK SEAT TO "SAVE THE LIVES" OF CHILDREN, ARE AS MUCH TO BLAME FOR THE HEAT DEATHS AS THE JERKS WHO PASS CAFE STANDARDS, WHICH ALSO KILL PEOPLE. GEE. THAT'S YOU. YOU MURDEROUS, POWER-MAD, SELF-CENTERED, VICIOUS, EGOTISTICAL BUMS. THEIR BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS. YOU ARE AT FAULT. '!@#$%. I'LL HAVE TO MAKE THE REST OF THIS SUBMISSION WITH FAKE INFO SO YOU CAN SEE IT. *TR
ROAD DEFECT ON BRIDGE ON I-70 WHERE IT CROSSES I-270 JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WE HIT A METAL JOINT THAT RUNS LENGTHWISE WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT TIRE GROOVE OF THE LEFT HAND LANE. BEING RECESSED INTO THE ROAD, BEING METAL, AND NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN ABOUT 40 FEET OF THE OBJECT, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS AND IN OUR CASE RETAIN CONTROL OF A MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT IS RAINING. JUST SOME APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE SAME RESULTS AS WE DID. THANK YOU *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
ROAD DEFECT ON BRIDGE ON I-70 WHERE IT CROSSES I-270 JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WE HIT A METAL JOINT THAT RUNS LENGTHWISE WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT TIRE GROOVE OF THE LEFT HAND LANE. BEING RECESSED INTO THE ROAD, BEING METAL, AND NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN ABOUT 40 FEET OF THE OBJECT, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS AND IN OUR CASE RETAIN CONTROL OF A MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT IS RAINING. JUST SOME APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE SAME RESULTS AS WE DID. THANK YOU *AK
RECALL GENERATION 3 SEAT BELTS. I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MOST MANUFACTURER SEAT BELTS, INCLUDING AIRCRAFT BELTS (PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC). I SELECTED "20" IN THE FAILURES SLOT SO THIS WILL GET THROUGH. USING MY SKILLS AS AN AIRCRAFT TECH. I HAVE ALSO INSPECTED AUTO BELTS AND FOUND MOST OF THEM REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURER TO BE '!@#$%. *NLM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
ROAD DEFECT ON BRIDGE ON I-70 WHERE IT CROSSES I-270 JUST WEST OF ST. LOUIS, MO. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WE HIT A METAL JOINT THAT RUNS LENGTHWISE WITH THE BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT TIRE GROOVE OF THE LEFT HAND LANE. BEING RECESSED INTO THE ROAD, BEING METAL, AND NOT VISIBLE UNTIL WITHIN ABOUT 40 FEET OF THE OBJECT, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS AND IN OUR CASE RETAIN CONTROL OF A MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT IS RAINING. JUST SOME APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE TOWING COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY MOTORCYCLE CRASHES AT THIS LOCATION EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE SAME RESULTS AS WE DID. THANK YOU *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .