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1999 Fleetwood Tioga Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Jun 20, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
82%
of 11 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Fleetwood Tioga submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD WINDSOR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, RESULTING IN A BLOW OUT OF THE OUTER TIRE. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S, LT225/75R16. THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES WERE ALSO SHOWING WEAR ON THE TREAD. THERE WAS 6,000 MILES OF WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE CRACKS IN THE TIRES WERE PRESENT ON THE INSIDE, NOT ON THE OUTSIDE FACING THE SUN. ALL FOUR REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE WEAR PATTERN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAS A PICTURE OF THE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,335.

NHTSA ID
10193850
Incident
Jun 14, 2007
Mileage
14,335 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 25, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX, LT225/75R16MS, DOT#22052URBD99805-7. *AK

NHTSA ID
10089751
Incident
Aug 11, 2004
Mileage
22,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 27, 2003

PASSENGER REAR INNER DUAL TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT OR EVER HAS BEEN OVERLOADED AND INFLATION CHECKED ON EACH TRIP. VEHICLE HAD TRAVELED LESS THEN 30 MILES BELOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. AIR TEMP WAS 70. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 24K MILES. TIRES LOOKED NEW AND WERE INSPECTED OFTEN. *TT

NHTSA ID
10020602
Incident
May 26, 2003
Mileage
23,450 mi
ElectricalTires & wheels
Filed Jun 7, 2002

THERE IS A STRONG BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE CAUSED BY BATTERY THAT WILL CONTINUOUSLY BURNOUT. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE GENERATOR AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SINCE PURCHASE, 4 AUX BATTERIES AND 4 ENGINE BATTERIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER FOUND MELTED PLASTIC NEAR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED OF RECALL 00V104 REGARDING THE FAULTY EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE, MOTORHOME CURRENTLY HAS 6000 MILES ON IT TIOGA ARROW MODEL 29Z. *SLC

NHTSA ID
8011267
Incident
Sep 22, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 23, 2002

TIRES LOOK GOOD BEFORE STARTING OUT, BUT BLOW OUT JUST HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID
761101
Incident
Apr 2, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 16, 2001

AT 21,000 MILES VEHICLE HAD FOUR BLOWOUTS WITHIN TWO AND HALF WEEKS ON A 1999, FLEETWOOD, TIOGA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 225/75R16, DOT# VD111XD148. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. *AK *JG

NHTSA ID
897795
Incident
Jul 28, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 20, 2000

WHILE DRIVING SLIDING ROOM UNIT WILL SLIDE OUT. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK IN MANUALLY, AND THERE IS NO SAFETY LOCK DEVICE.*AK

NHTSA ID
875202
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 13, 2000

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX TIRES 225 75 R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COVER AND EXHAUST PIPE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
556029
Incident
Jun 12, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 29, 2000

RECALL ON THE SPARE TIRE RIM ISSUED, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE RECEIVING REPAIR DUE TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEM. (00V-140) *MJS

NHTSA ID
552851

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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