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1989 Fleetwood Limited

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 Oct 27, 2002
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 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1989 Fleetwood Limited, most frequently naming the electrical 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

  • Electrical1100.0%

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

Electrical
Filed Oct 27, 2002

I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND AS I DID SO ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OUT. NO ELECTRIC, NO BRAKE ASSIST. IT TOOK OVER 50 FEET FOR ME TO GET THE MOTOR HOMR TO A STOP. I SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT, THANK GOD THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC. I THEN TRIED STARTING THE MOTOR AND IT DID. AT THE NEXT LIGHT IT DID THE SAME THING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND IT DIED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT BLOCK. ON REPAIR IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH ELECTIC AND I WAS RUNNING ON THE BATTERY! WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ELECTRIC TO ACTIVATE THE ASSIST, CAUSING AN OVERLOAD AND KILLING THE SYSTEM. IF I HAD TRIED TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN ME A MILE TO STOP. ALSO WITH THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING EITHER. ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. IN THE CITY IT JUST SCAREN THE HECK OUT OF US. THE CONFIGURATION OF THE ELECTRIC ASSIST IS A HAZARD IN THE SITUATION!!! DT

NHTSA ID
768951

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Fleetwood Limited by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
1991200—
1989Viewing100—
1988110—
1987010—
1986010—
1985040—
1984020—
1983010—
1982010—
1981010—
1980010—
1979010—

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.