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1998 Fleetwood Savanna Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 23, 2007
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Fleetwood Savanna, 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

  • Other / unspecified150.0%
  • Suspension150.0%

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FLEETWOOD SAVANNA FIFTH WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL NUMBER RM4872 (NA). THE REFRIGERATOR HAS A CRACK IN THE BOILER TUBE AND IS LEAKING AMMONIA ONTO THE TOP OF THE HOT WATER HEATER. THE SMELL MAKES THE OCCUPANTS DIZZY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DUE TO COMPANY REGULATIONS, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH A MODEL THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

NHTSA ID 10206693 · filed Oct 23, 2007

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE HANGER AND FRAME PREMATURE FAILURE. THE HANGER WELD ON THE TRAILER SO SEVERELY UNDERCUT, ALL HANGERS FOR SUSPENSION WERE RE-WELDED. *BF SMOKE POURED FROM THE WHEEL WELLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRAILER. BOTH REAR SPRING HANGERS FAILED AT THE RAILS AND ALLOWED THE REAR AXLE TO ROTATE FORWARD AND THE TIRES TO RUB TOGETHER. *SC

NHTSA ID 10103499 · filed Nov 30, 2004

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.

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Data sources

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