1999 Fleetwood American Tradition Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition, and owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
5 safety recalls for the 1999 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)
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.…
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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…
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Tires
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…
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Air suspension system (suspension)
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.
3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 26,200 miles. Complaints peaked in 2002 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Dt: a blown goodyear tire on the owner's rv blew out while driving. It was on the passenger side rear inside dual. Speed was 60-65 MPH. There were already previous problems with this tire from this ow”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 20, 2005 · Tires
“While driving at 65 MPH the tire blewout. The consumer had to pull over. Goodyear, size 275/70r22.5. Dealer was notified. *ak the vehicle was forced off of the road into the guard rail. The dealer/man”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 15, 2004 · 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 1999 Fleetwood American Tradition
How do I know if my 1999 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. 5 campaigns currently list the 1999 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.
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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.