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1996 Fleetwood Terry 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 14, 2002
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 Mar 20, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Fleetwood Terry. 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 1–4 of 4

Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 14, 2002
Fire reported

CAMPER WAS PARKED WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING WHEN CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM OUT OF THE VENTS IN CEILING. CONSUMER AIR CONDITIONER CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER FELT IF THEY WERE SLEEPING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8016301
Incident
Aug 11, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Aug 15, 2000
1 injury reported

THE SLIDING FLOOR IN THE ENTRY OF THE MOTORHOME IS OPERATED BY A SWITCH THAT IS EASILY OPERATED BY A SMALL CHILD WHILE STANDING ON THE ENTRY STEPS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A INCIDENT WHERE A 32 MONTH OLD CHILD WAS EJECTED FROM OUR STATIONARY MOTOR HOME, SUFFERING HEAD TRAUMA. FLEETWOOD DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT REPORTED OUR INCIDENT TO NHTSA, IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF LAW. ALSO, THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED AN ADEQUATE AND ACCEPTABLE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY FLEETWOOD PRODUCT WITH THE SLIDING FLOORBOARD SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A SWITCH THAT CANNOT BE OPERATED BY A CHILD WHILE STANDING ON THE ENTRY STEPS. FLEETWOOD'S DELIBERATE IGNORING OF THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION, CONTACT ME. I HAVE CORRESPONDANCE AND PHOTOS DESCRIBING THE DEFECT AND FLEETWOOD'S ATTEMPT TO HIDE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
727999
Incident
Nov 20, 1995
Filed Jul 27, 1999

WATER TANK EXPERIENCING WELD FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN LEAKAGE. *YC

NHTSA ID
547541
Incident
Jul 4, 1999
Suspension
Filed Mar 20, 1998

FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AT THE SPRING/FRAME, CAUSING INSTABILITY.

NHTSA ID
532898

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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