REAR SPRING FRACTURE
owners report that the rear springs, that support and locate the body of the trailer. fracture causing the rear wheels to drift and mis-align.the failures have occured atroad speeds and have resulted in loss of vehcile control
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1991 Fleetwood Prowler, most frequently naming the suspension category. 1 NHTSA investigation names it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
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.
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
REAR SPRING FRACTURE
owners report that the rear springs, that support and locate the body of the trailer. fracture causing the rear wheels to drift and mis-align.the failures have occured atroad speeds and have resulted in loss of vehcile control
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
WHILE MOVING,REAR SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES BROKE, CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO MOVE FORWARD AND ENGAGE FRONT WHEELS. MOVING AT SLOW SPEED, ABOUT 5-10 MPH, PROBABLY PREVENTED SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 51.6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 59.6 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 1998 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 51.4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1991Viewing | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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.