Fleetwood American Eagle 1997

Model American Eagle made in 1997 by Fleetwood got 2 consumer complains there are 2 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference to tires. . Technical service bulletines regarding fuel system, gasoline. There were some recalls concerningequipment, tires.

American eagle year 1997

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 1997

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
07V120000	FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.	from 04/01/1997 to 07/31/2003	V (Vehicle)	167096	05/10/2007	MFR	FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.	03/19/2007	03/20/2007
Defect Summary	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.
Consequence Summary	Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Corrective Summary	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.
Notes	Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
TIRES
99V277000	FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.	from 07/01/1995 to 09/30/1999	V (Vehicle)	3746	12/03/1999	ODI	FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.	10/15/1999	10/26/1999
Defect Summary	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.
Consequence Summary	Overloading of a tire can lead to tire failure.
Corrective Summary	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 about the importance of tire maintenance, including rotation, alignment, and tire inflation pressure.
Notes	Fleetwood recall no. 91015.owner notification began december 3, 1999.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 contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
04212008	04/21/2008		10025322	Consumer maintenance advisory, generator fuel lines. fleetwood motor home owners. csc was received. *pe	07/29/2008

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
TIRES
09/07/2003	32000	1	08/22/1997
	We purchased a american eagle 1997 motorhome on 08/22/97, which as 33,000 miles on it. we replaced the tires at 21,000 miles and we have experienced 2 blow outs. the latested blow out caused extensive damage. we have pictures of this if needed.*ak
		1
	Recall #99v-277 is a poor solution to the overweight/under pressure tire problem, changing front tires to larger size to rectify overweight problem does not prevent further problems that may arise from larger tires in front and smaller tires in the rear. *mjs