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1999 Western Alpenlite 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 Nov 10, 2003
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 Aug 6, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Western Alpenlite. 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

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Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WAS DELAYED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *MR

NHTSA ID
10046715
Incident
Sep 15, 2003
Mileage
59,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 16, 2000

FAULTY DESIGN OF TANK WITH THE FILLER SPOUT AT THE FRONT OF THE TANK, WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE FUMES ARE ABLE TO ENTER VEHICLE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *MJS

NHTSA ID
552687
Steering
Filed Aug 6, 1999

VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER, WANDERS, LOSES CONTROL. OFTEN HAS 3" DEAD SPOT IN CENTER OF STEERING. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT, POSS AXLE OVERLOADED BY MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW.

NHTSA ID
709694
Incident
Jun 8, 1999

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

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