1998 Fleetwood Folding Trailer 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 1998 Fleetwood Folding Trailer, 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 & structure250.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Tires & wheels125.0%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE VEHICLE IS A TRUCK CAMPER (SLIDE-IN, CABOVER TYPE). 1998 FLEETWOOD/CARIBOU 11G. THE MAIN FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS WOOD. THE WOOD ROTTED AROUND THE EYEBOLTS THAT SECURE IT TO THE TRUCK COMING LOOSE AND NEARLY LOSING IT FROM THE TRUCK A HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAVE REPLACED SOME OF THE WOOD AND I AM HAVING A MACHINE SHOP FABRICATE SOME RE-ENFORCING METAL. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND COMPENSATED FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE E-MAILED THEM AS THEY NO LONGER MAKE THIS MODEL. *TR
BROUGHT TRAILER USED. ROOF OF TRAILER WAS SAGGING VERY BADLY. TOOK TRAILER BACK TO DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATD STRUCTURE OF TRAILER WAS DEFECTIVE. PLACEDA BAR INSIDE OF ROOF TO HOLD IT UP WAS ALSO SAGGING. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY DUE TO BEING A USED TRAILER.*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
THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE TIRE DEALER HAVE CONFLICTING INFLATION RATES, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH OVER INFLATING THE TIRES (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED). *MJS
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
THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE TRAILER WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE TIRE DEALER HAVE CONFLICTING INFLATION RATES, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH OVER INFLATING THE TIRES (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED). *MJS
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
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