1997 fleetwood american tradition motor home 39' class a design of motorhome and placement of mirror on passenger side door leaves a "blind spot" that cannot be eleminated. Blind spot is large enough to completely hide a midsize automobile. Manufacturer changed the location on the 2000 model year.
The worst 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Tires1
- Visibility1
Problems by type
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- Tires1
- Visibility1
Recalls 1
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- 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 charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or fleetwood at 1‑800‑322‑8216.
Recall number 07V120000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition 1
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
What 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Consumer received recall notification (99v‑277) and replaced front tires as the recall had stated without charge, however consumer replaced the remaining four tires and would like reimbursement for the additional tires. * mjs
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Questions about the 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition
Is the 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition reliable?
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition, close to a typical American Tradition model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition?
Tires, with 1 complaint. Next is visibility (1).
How many recalls does the 1997 Fleetwood American Tradition have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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