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2007 Fleetwood Avalon Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Oct 5, 2020
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 25, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Fleetwood Avalon. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Body & structure
Filed Oct 5, 2020
1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FLEETWOOD AVALON CAMPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON LIFTING HIS POWER LIFT ROOF SYSTEM, THE ROOF FELL BACK INTO HIS ARMS AND WAS UNABLE TO BE LIFTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V464000(EQUIPMENT) WHICH HE LINKED TO HIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL CAMPER DEALERS BUT NONE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD ALSO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURERS AND THEY ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE RECALL HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE CAMPER DOES NOT HAVE AN ODOMETER BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

NHTSA ID
11362784
Incident
Jun 28, 2020
Mileage
2,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 25, 2008

NO INCIDENTS, CRASHES, OR INJURIES - THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A RECALL NOTICE AND THE REMEDY. FLEETWOOD SENT US A RECALL ON OUR 2007 AVALON, AS THE POWER LIFT WAS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER WHEN IT IS POWERED BY THE 30A (110V) POWER SUPPLY. I SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICES PERSON (BILL) IN THE SOMERSET, PA, PLANT WHO STATED THAT THE LIFT WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE USED WITH THE 110V POWER, BECAUSE IT CREATES TOO MUCH TORQUE WHICH CAN SHEAR THE STOPS AND CAUSE THE ROOF TO FALL DOWN. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE REMEDY IS TO INSTALL A LOWER TORQUE UNIT, AND PLACE TWO STICKERS WARNING THE OWNER/OPERATOR NOT TO USE THE POWER LIFT (YES, EVEN THE NEW-LOWER TORQUE VERSION) WITH THE 110V AS DAMAGE CAN STILL OCCUR. IT IS ONLY TO BE USED WITH THE 12V POWER SUPPLY. THIS UPSET ME AS CUSTOMER, AND I TOLD HIM THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THE SOLUTION IS NO BETTER THAN THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF THE DAMAGE CAN STILL OCCUR IF THE OWNER/OPERATOR MISTAKENLY USES THE 110V POWER SUPPLY INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED 12V SUPPLY. THE INTENT OF THE STICKER IS TO ALLOW FLEETWOOD TO AVOID ANY FURTHER LIABILITY FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT, AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE POWER LIFT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE OPERATED WITH THE 110V POWER SUPPLY, THEN WHY IS IT CONNECTED TO THE 110V POWER SUPPLY. IF IT IS INTENDED TO OPERATE SOLELY OFF OF THE 12V POWER SUPPLY, THEN IT SHOULD BE HOOKED UP ONLY TO THAT POWER SUPPLY. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST APPROPRIATE FIX, AND WOULD HAVE TRULY RESOLVED ANY AND ALL POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. THE CURRENT REMEDY IN NOT ACCEPTABLE. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU, WILLIAM D BERKLEY *TR

NHTSA ID
10225700
Incident
Feb 1, 2008

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.

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