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1998 Fleetwood Jamboree 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 Aug 8, 2016
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 Sep 30, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Fleetwood Jamboree. 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

Showing 1–7 of 7

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 8, 2016

TREAD SEPARATION

NHTSA ID
10894244
Incident
Jul 21, 2016
Mileage
38,750 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 11, 2009

FAILURE OF DEAN WILDCAT LT, 225-75/R16 LOAD RATED E TIRE. THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAVE FAILED, WITH LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON EACH TIRE. TIRE IS SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACT TO DEAN TIRE RECALL IN SAME TIME PERIOD. ONLY SELECTION IN DEAN TIRE LIST IS DEAN WILDCAT AT, TIRE ON MY VEHICLE IS DEAN WILDCAT LT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10273543
Incident
May 22, 2009
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 1, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BF GOODRICH TA ALL SEASON LOAD RANGE E COMMERCIAL TIRES. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRES. THERE WAS DRY ROT ON THE TIRE APPROXIMATELY HALF AN INCH BELOW THE TREAD. THIS OCCURRED ON FOUR OF SIX TIRES. THE LAST TIME IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING, AND WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, HE COULD SEE THE TIRE ON THE ROAD. IT LEFT THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRES TO A MICHELLIN DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE REMAINING TIRES WERE BAD. THEN HE FINALLY PURCHASED NEW GOODYEAR TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE REMAINING TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THESE WERE ON A 1998 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10130904
Incident
Jul 21, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 28, 2004

4 BLOW OUTS ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT 225 75 R16 M/S WITH LESS THAN 20000 MILES WHILE ON ONE TRIP WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO OUR FLEETWOOD MOTORHOME AND BEING STRANDED FOR 3 DAYS. UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP IN ANYWAY FROM FIRESTONE, FLEETWOOD, OR FORD. THESE HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2001, WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP AT ALL....IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. WE HAD OUR SON, WIFE AND TWO SMALL GRAND CHILDREN WITH US AND I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED FOR THEIR SAFETY... I HAVE ALL INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE. FLEETWOOD ID# [XXX] FORD VIN # [XXX] *JB THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE LEFT INSIDE REAR TIRE ALONG WITH DAMAGED WIRE, RIGHT INSIDE REAR TIRE, 4 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR AXLE, 2 ON THE LEFT INSIDE, 1 ON THE RIGHT OUTSIDE, AND 1 ON THE RIGHT INSIDE. *SC *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10018454
Incident
Nov 9, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 7, 2003

IN MAY 2003 WE PURCHASED A 1998 MOTOR HOME. THE TIRES PASSED INPSECTION AND HAVE PERFECT TREAD. ON MAY 26 ONE OF THE FIRESTONE 16 TIRES BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD IT REPLACED. ON JULY 3, ANOTHER ON OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES BLEW. WE HAVE BOTH TIRES AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE TIRE WERE FAULTY. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD. THE SECOND INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME.*AK

NHTSA ID
10025550
Incident
Jul 3, 2003
ElectricalTires & wheels
Filed Oct 21, 2001

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE WIRING FROM THE VEHICLE TO BREAK, THIS CAUSED ALL SAFETY DEVICES, CO2 AND PROPANE DECTECTORS, TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN. *SLC

NHTSA ID
785749
Incident
Sep 25, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2000

INSIDE DUAL ON MOTORHOME BLOW-OUT WITH NO WARNING. HAD DRIVEN FROM PHOENIX TO INDIANA AND WAS RETURNING HOME. OCCURED JUST SOUTH OF HANNIBAL,MO ON SMOOTH FOUR LANE ROAD,TEMPERATURE APPROX 85 DEGREES, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN LOAD. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED IN A:M PRIOR TO LEAVING SPRINFIELD, IL. INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE MET ME IN HANNIBAL TO SURVEY DAMAGE;HE HAS PHOTOS OF TIRE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SEVERED/CRIMPED TAILPIPE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STORAGE COMPARTMENT. FIRESTONE DEALER IN HANNIBAL WOULD NOT ADJUST THE TIRE AND SENT ME TO QUINCY,IL DEALER. THIS DEALER WOULD NOT ADJUST TIRE EITHER. INSURANCE ADJUSTER MADE STATEMENT TO ME THAT DAMAGE TO TIRE WAS CONSISTANT WITH WHAT HE HAD SEEN ON TIRES BEING RECALLED BY FIRESTONE. I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA AFTER READING SEPTEMBER 29,2000 NEWS RELEASE FROM FIRESTONE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

NHTSA ID
733020
Incident
Aug 14, 2000

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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