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2003 Rexhall American Clipper 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 Apr 29, 2004
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 2003 Rexhall American Clipper, 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

  • Suspension1100.0%

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

Suspension

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

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THERE WAS SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE MOTOR HOME WHEN IT WENT OVER AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD, SUCH AS A BUMP, POT HOLE, ETC,. DEALERSHIP TIGHTENED THE SWAY, AND REPLACED THE SHOCKS. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHEN THE CONSUMER BROUGHT A FRONT STABILIZER BAR AND HAD IT INSTALLED. CONSUMER FELT THAT A STABILIZER BAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE MOTOR HOME WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THIS MOTOR HOME WAS ON A FORD, F53 CHASSIS.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT STEERING IS ERRATIC DUE TO FRONT END PROBLEM. *LA

NHTSA ID 10063484 · filed Apr 29, 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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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