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Fleetwood American Dream Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 15 owner complaints across 12 model years of the Fleetwood American Dream (1994–2005). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

9
safety recalls, all years
15
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Fleetwood American Dream model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2005 Fleetwood American Dream10
2004 Fleetwood American Dream10
2003 Fleetwood American Dream21
2002 Fleetwood American Dream21
2001 Fleetwood American Dream21
2000 Fleetwood American Dream22
1999 Fleetwood American Dream52
1998 Fleetwood American Dream34
1997 Fleetwood American Dream11
1996 Fleetwood American Dream11
1995 Fleetwood American Dream12
1994 Fleetwood American Dream10

What Fleetwood American Dream owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 4.

All Fleetwood American Dream recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Fleetwood American Dream, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 09V312000 Reported 6,684 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

    Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2005 and 2006 motorhomes manufactured between july 24, 2004 and march 11, 2005, equipped with norcold model 1200lr, 1200lrim, and 1201lrim refrigerators with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the…

    Remedy: Fleetwood rv will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during september 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood rv at 1-800-509-3418 or…

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V240000 Reported 1,263 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Fleetwood is recalling certain class a gas and diesel motor homes, class c motor homes, conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerators. A low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

    Remedy: Fleetwood is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall is expected to begin during june 2008.…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  3. Steering

    NHTSA 06V174000 Reported 184 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain class a motor homes equipped with spartan chassis steering gear, the steering gear support bracket has the potential to fail when subject to the repetitive forces of static steering conditions.

    Remedy: Spartan chassis is conducting this recall (please see 06v156000) and will replace the steering support bracket free of charge. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216 or spartan at 517-543-6400.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  4. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V216000 Reported 186 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.

    Remedy: Vehicle systems is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005

  5. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V018006 Reported 100 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    On certain motorhomes equipped with arvinmeritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (ABS) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly.

    Remedy: Dealers will tighten the fasteners to the proper specification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should…

    Model years: 2002

  6. Suspension: front

    NHTSA 00V202001 Reported 1,889 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with granning air suspensions. A fracture can develop at the attachment point of the cross member/bell crank and idler arm housing.

    Remedy: Tuthill is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Repair facilities will inspect and add gussets to reinforce the cross member connection for the bell crank and idler arm. Owners who take their…

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  7. Tires

    NHTSA 99V277000 Reported 3,746 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes. The subject motor homes, when built with a disproportionate front axle weight distribution, fully equipped, loaded with cargo, and operated with improper tire pressures, can experience an overload condition on a front tire.

    Remedy: Dealers will equip the subject motor homes with new larger capacity front tires, will adjust the weight distribution on the front axle (if necessary), apply new certification labels, and reinforce consumer education…

    Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

  8. Air suspension system (suspension)

    NHTSA 99V161002 Reported 388 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with air suspensions. The front wheel spindle bearing may have excessive preload due to improper end play settings.

    Remedy: Tuthill is conducting the notification and remedy for this recall. Tuthill will inspect the deflector ring and reseating, adjust the wheel bearings, add lubrication, and replace the hubcap.

    Model years: 1999

  9. Switch (service brakes)

    NHTSA 95V137000 Reported 1,175 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    A low air pressure warning light located in the driver's instrument cluster fails to activate if the front brake air reservoir system falls below 60 PSI. This does not comply with FMVSS no.121, "air brake systems."

    Remedy: Dealers will install a wiring harness which correctly connects the front brake reservoir system low pressure switch to the low air pressure warning light located in the driver's instrument cluster.

    Model years: 1994, 1995

Other Fleetwood models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.