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1999 Alfa Travel Trailer

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 23, 2005
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Alfa Travel Trailer, most frequently naming the tires & wheels category.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels5100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 23, 2005

DT: WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL, AND AFTER LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON FOUR OF THE 80 PSI FIRESTONE TIRES ALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THEIR TREAD. THREE OF THE TIRES STAYED INFLATED AFTER THE SEPARATION, BUT THE FOURTH BLEW OUT AT THE TIME OF SEPARATION. ON THE FIRST INSTANCE THE DEALER SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CHECK ALL THE TIRES WITH THAT VIN. *AK TIRE MERCHANT REFUSED TO GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. *TT

NHTSA ID
10130571
Incident
Jul 18, 2002
Mileage
9,700 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 17, 2004

FIRESTONE TIRES, THE ENTIRE TREAD ROLLED OFF. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE TO DO THIS. SINCE THEN TWO MORE HAVE STARTED TO BREAK APART. THIS IS 4 OUT OF SEVEN ORIGINAL TIRES TO GO. *CB

NHTSA ID
10054355
Incident
Nov 10, 2003
Mileage
12,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 16, 2001

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON A 1999, ALFA, TRAVEL TRAILER, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16, AND THE DOT# V611B1A109. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE TREAD DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, ANOTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING JUST 300 MILES LATER AND CONSUMER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, ANOTHER TIRES TREAD HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY AROUND THE TIRE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT HIS DEDUCTIBLE, THE ADJUSTMENTS ON THE TWO TIRES SHIPPED, AND HELP WITH THE COST OF NEW TIRES, STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. *SLC

NHTSA ID
894558
Incident
Jul 7, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 24, 2000

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ON A 1999 ALFA, TRAVEL TRAILER (5TH WHEEL VEHICLE); ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT245/75R16/10, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. THREE DAYS LATER, LEFT REAR EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. 1ST REPLACEMNET WAS DONE AT CONSUMER'S COS/ 2ND. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT NO COST. $1200 WERE RECEIVED ON BOTH INCIDENTS. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE OF $1200 TO THE TRAILER DUE TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID
871365
Incident
Apr 23, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 25, 2000

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A TRAVEL TRAILER, 1999, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 TIRES, AND HAVE ABOUT 10-12 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTED 3 OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO A TIRE GOING COMPLETELY FLAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, INNER CORD SEPARATING, ALSO, BUBBLES FORMED ON THE OUTER SIDE OF SIDEWALL/ WHEN DRIVING TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, TIRE STAYED INFLATED, AND WHEN DRIVING TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE, TIRE BLEWOUT COMPLETELY, DAMAGING THE UNDER BODY OF TRAILER. BLOWOUT WAS ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, DOOR SIDE REAR, AND THE DRIVER SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
868667
Incident
Nov 6, 1999

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Alfa Travel Trailer by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2003100—
2001110—
2000110—
1999Viewing500—
1998500—
1997200—
1993001—
1992001—
1991001—
1990001—
1989001—
1988001—
1987001—
1986001—
1985010—
1984010—
1983010—
1982010—
1981010—
1980010—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.