1998 Fleetwood American Tradition Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition, and owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
2 safety recalls for the 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Remedy: Fleetwood will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…
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Suspension: front
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…
3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2000 with 3 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“While driving on a four lane highway top shock bolt on the driver's side broke, and shock dropped down. Took out the air suspension which dropped the coach almost to the ground, and lost control. *ak”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 19, 2000 · Suspension
“Consumers feels tires recall repair (99v-277) is inadeqate. Consumer would like to have replacement of all tires for safety purposes. Yh”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 15, 2000 · Tires
Compare Fleetwood American Tradition model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Fleetwood American Tradition model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition
How do I know if my 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 1998 Fleetwood American Tradition; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Fleetwood dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 00V202001).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Fleetwood models
- Bounder321 complaints
- Southwind170 complaints
- Pace Arrow155 complaints
- Discovery128 complaints
- Prowler104 complaints
- Jamboree65 complaints
- Flair63 complaints
- Fleetwood62 complaints
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.