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1996 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 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 Sep 12, 2011
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, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Fleetwood Pace Arrow. 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 1–9 of 9

Visibility
Filed Sep 12, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER GASKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHICH CAUSED THE GLASS TO FRACTURE AND BLOW INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED EXTREMELY SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITH DUCK TAPE IN ORDER TO RESUME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID
10425042
Incident
Sep 2, 2011
Mileage
20,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 27, 2006

1996 PACE ARROW MOTORHOME ON A CHEVY P30 CHASSIS. AUTO PARK LOCKS UP WITH NO NOTICE. *JB

NHTSA ID
10163652
Incident
Jul 15, 2006
Mileage
24,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. *JB RELAY, PRESSURE SWITCH AND BRAKE CABLE WERE REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID
10018277
Incident
Nov 29, 1996
Mileage
73,000 mi
Visibility
Filed May 28, 2003
1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING BOTH WINDSHIELDS BLEW IN THE VEHICLE. *TT

NHTSA ID
10021775
Incident
Apr 27, 2003
Visibility
Filed May 28, 2003

WHILE DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 IN MY 1996 PACE ARROW "RV" MADE BY FLEETWOOD THE FRONT WINDSHIELDS FELL INTO THE DRIVING AREA. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE FRONT WINDSHEILDS FELL INTO AND SHATTERED INTO THE DRIVING AREA. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP SAFELY. GLASS PARTICLES BLEW THROUGHOUT THE "RV" AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAD TWO KIDS THAT HAD SLIGHT CUTS ON THERE LEGS FROM THE GLASS PELTING THEM. THE CHP ARRIVED AT THE SITE AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK.

NHTSA ID
10020622
Incident
Apr 27, 2003
Mileage
56,040 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 22, 2001

GRILL ASSEMBLY CAME LOSE DUE TO BOLTS RUSTING AND DROPPING DOWN ONTO BATTERY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID
888863
Incident
May 5, 2001
BrakesTires & wheels
Filed Aug 18, 1998

TIRE CAME OFF STRIKING WINDSHIELD OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).

NHTSA ID
539049
Incident
Jul 12, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Dec 10, 1997

SLIDE OUT UNIT OPENED WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE NOT STABLE CAUSING THE WALLS TO SEPARATE AND SLIDE OUT TO OPEN, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID
526051
Incident
Nov 23, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 30, 1997

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON HEAD LIGHTS, HOWEVER ADJUSTED IMPROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
522853

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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