RoadVitals

1998 Fleetwood Terry Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

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.
6
Latest Jul 14, 2008
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.
0
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.
0
Reports on file since Jan 25, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 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 1–6 of 6

Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 14, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 (NA) TERRY BRAND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) ON MAY 8, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A HEAT SHIELD TO PROTECT THE TRAILER FROM CATCHING FIRE. ON JUNE 15, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE REFRIGERATOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF THE HEAT SHIELD INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT APPLICABLE. UPDATED 12-01-08 *BF UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

NHTSA ID
10234177
Incident
Jun 15, 2008
Filed Apr 16, 2007

AN RV DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE FOR FILING A COMPLAINT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT SITE. IF IT ISN'T, I AM NOT SURPRISED. PER THE RECALL, I CALLED THE DOMETIC SPECIFIED PHONE # AND RECEIVED A DETERMINATION THAT MY REFRIGERATOR QUALIFIES FOR THE RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PERSON WHO I TALKED WITH WAS ALMOST ILLITERATE AND HAD A VERY STRONG SOUTHERN ACCENT WHICH MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND. ALSO, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAVE TO TAKE MY RV TO A SERVICE CENTER FOR INSTALLATION OF A REPAIR KIT. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE IT IS A DOMETIC DEFECT, THE REPAIR FACILITY SHOULD DO THE REPAIR AT THE LOCATION WHERE I KEEP THE RV. *JB

NHTSA ID
10188051
Incident
Apr 16, 2007
Body & structure
Filed Apr 5, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FLEETWOOD TERRY TRAILER. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER AND A STRESS FRACTURE ON THE FRAME'S CROSS MEMBER. THE GREY WATER TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE , BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REATTACH THE TANK AND BRACKETS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A WELDING SHOP FOR REPAIR. *AK

NHTSA ID
10187149
Incident
Mar 30, 2007
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 24, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SAMSUNG MICROWAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS INFORMED THE CONTACT THE MICROWAVE COULD COME ON BY ITSELF AT TIMES. THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE MICROWAVE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL # 03V452000, REGARDING THE EQUIPMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SERIAL NUMBER TO THE SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVEN IS: 71SJ706597R.*AK

NHTSA ID
10155994
Incident
Apr 24, 2006
Body & structure
Filed Dec 10, 2004

I HAVE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT IN THE KING PIN AREA OF MY FLEETWOOD TERRY TRAVEL TRAILER.I TOOK MY TRAIRLER TO AN AUTHRIZED REPAIR SHOP FOR FLEETWOOD AS I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO BY FLEETWOOD REPRESINATIVE. THE FLEETWOOD REPAIR CENTER (PAW PAW'S CAMPER IN JACKSON MS) SENT THE FOLLOWING LETTER THEY REPLY TO ME STATED: MR BARLOW UPON INSPECTION OF THIS UNIT WE HAVE FOUND LACK OF STRUCTURAL NTEGRITY AT THE REAR OF THE PIN BOX MAIN FRAME,WHICH HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE COMPLETEFRAME WORK OF THE 5TH WHEEL AREA AND ALSO CAUSED STRESS DAMAGE TO THE SIDE WALLS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF WEATHER DAMAGE OR LACK OF MAINTANCE. OUR OPINION IS THAT THIS UNIT NEEDS TO BE SENT BACK TO THE MFG FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS AND SAFETY CONCERNS.THE REPAIR CENTER TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH THIS UNIT, THAT THE MFG SHOULD LOOK AND REPAIR THE UNIT. I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO FLEETWOOD MFG AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT COME LOOK AT IT AND WOULD NOT GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF THE UNIT. IF MY TRAILER HAS A MFG DEFECT IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE TRAILER THAT IT SUPPORTS THE TOWING THIS VEHICLE THEN I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER UNITS THAT COULD HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE RESPONSE I HAVE RECIEVED FROM FLEETWOOD TRAVEL TRAILER DIVISION SHOW A GREAT LACK OF CONCERN. THANK YOU BILLY BARLOW. *AK

NHTSA ID
10102556
Incident
Sep 18, 2004
Body & structure
Filed Jan 25, 1999

FRAME IS TWISTED AT REAR OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
543499

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .