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2016 Fleetwood Flair Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 Nov 3, 2017
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2016 Fleetwood Flair, 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

  • Body & structure1100.0%

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

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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From owner reports, verbatim

2016 FLEETWOOD FLAIR, PURCHASED FEB 2016 - AFTER TAKING THE RV ON OUR FIRST LONG TRIP IN JUNE OF 2016 - THERE WAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE DASHBOARD AND THE COACH FRAMING SEPARATED FROM THE BODY - IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, I COULD SEE THE ROAD THROUGH A 2 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE COACH WALL AND FLOOR. WE TOOK THE COACH IN JULY 2016 TO LEMESA RV, PHOENIX, AZ. THEY CALLED FLEETWOOD, AND WERE AUTHORIZED TO DO REPAIRS. PICKED UP THE COACH 3 WEEKS LATER, DROVE FINE, NO VIBRATION DURING THE 50 MILE TRIP HOME. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GO ON ANOTHER TRIP UNTIL MAY OF 2017. AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES, THE COACH DID THE SAME THING; STARTED WITH REAL BAD VIBRATION IN THE DASHBOARD THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, (DASHBOARD WOULD BOUNCE 1-2 INCHES AS IT BROKE AWAY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE); AND THEN THE BODY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AGAIN SHOWING ABOUT A 2 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND COACH BODY. THESE TRIPS WERE 95% HIGHWAY/FREEWAY DRIVING, AND 5% CITY STREETS, AND IS FOCUSED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE COACH. WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE COACH, YOU CAN SEE THE BOLTS WORKING OUT OF THE FRAMING THAT ATTACHES TO THE BODY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRAMING AND THE BODY WHERE THE BOLTS HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN OUT, AND THE WELD REPAIR DID NOT HOLD AS IT ALSO SEPARATED, AGAIN. THE FIRST INSTANCE HAPPENED IN JUNE 2016 - OUR NEXT TRIP WAS NOT UNTIL MAY OF 2017 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FLEETWOOD IS REFUSING TO FIX STATING THAT ITS ONLY A DASHBOARD ISSUE!

NHTSA ID 11042899 · filed Nov 3, 2017

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.

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