1998 Fleetwood Jamboree recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Tires

  TREAD SEPARATION

  Jul 21, 2016 · 38,750 miles
• Tires

  FAILURE OF DEAN WILDCAT LT, 225-75/R16 LOAD RATED E TIRE. THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAVE FAILED, WITH LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON EACH TIRE. TIRE IS SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACT TO DEAN TIRE RECALL IN SAME TIME PERIOD. ONLY SELECTION IN DEAN TIRE LIST IS DEAN WILDCAT AT, TIRE ON MY VEHICLE IS DEAN WILDCAT LT. *TR

  May 22, 2009
• Tires › Tread/belt

  DT: THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BF GOODRICH TA ALL SEASON LOAD RANGE E COMMERCIAL TIRES. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRES. THERE WAS DRY ROT ON THE TIRE APPROXIMATELY HALF AN INCH BELOW THE TREAD. THIS OCCURRED ON FOUR OF SIX TIRES. THE LAST TIME IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING, AND WHEN CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR, HE COULD SEE THE TIRE ON THE ROAD. IT LEFT THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRES TO A MICHELLIN DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE REMAINING TIRES WERE BAD. THEN HE FINALLY PURCHASED NEW GOODYEAR TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE REMAINING TIRES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THESE WERE ON A 1998 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE. *AK

  Jul 21, 2005
• Tires

  4 BLOW OUTS ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT 225 75 R16 M/S WITH LESS THAN 20000 MILES WHILE ON ONE TRIP WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO OUR FLEETWOOD MOTORHOME AND BEING STRANDED FOR 3 DAYS. UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP IN ANYWAY FROM FIRESTONE, FLEETWOOD, OR FORD. THESE HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2001, WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP AT ALL....IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. WE HAD OUR SON, WIFE AND TWO SMALL GRAND CHILDREN WITH US AND I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED FOR THEIR SAFETY... I HAVE ALL INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE. FLEETWOOD ID# [XXX] FORD VIN # [XXX] *JB THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE LEFT INSIDE REAR TIRE ALONG WITH DAMAGED WIRE, RIGHT INSIDE REAR TIRE, 4 BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR AXLE, 2…

  Nov 9, 2001
• Tires

  IN MAY 2003 WE PURCHASED A 1998 MOTOR HOME. THE TIRES PASSED INPSECTION AND HAVE PERFECT TREAD. ON MAY 26 ONE OF THE FIRESTONE 16 TIRES BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD IT REPLACED. ON JULY 3, ANOTHER ON OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES BLEW. WE HAVE BOTH TIRES AND WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE TIRE WERE FAULTY. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD. THE SECOND INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME.*AK

  Jul 3, 2003
• Tires

  LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE WIRING FROM THE VEHICLE TO BREAK, THIS CAUSED ALL SAFETY DEVICES, CO2 AND PROPANE DECTECTORS, TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN. *SLC

  Sep 25, 2001
• Tires

  INSIDE DUAL ON MOTORHOME BLOW-OUT WITH NO WARNING. HAD DRIVEN FROM PHOENIX TO INDIANA AND WAS RETURNING HOME. OCCURED JUST SOUTH OF HANNIBAL,MO ON SMOOTH FOUR LANE ROAD,TEMPERATURE APPROX 85 DEGREES, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN LOAD. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED IN A:M PRIOR TO LEAVING SPRINFIELD, IL. INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE MET ME IN HANNIBAL TO SURVEY DAMAGE;HE HAS PHOTOS OF TIRE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SEVERED/CRIMPED TAILPIPE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STORAGE COMPARTMENT. FIRESTONE DEALER IN HANNIBAL WOULD NOT ADJUST THE TIRE AND SENT ME TO QUINCY,IL DEALER. THIS DEALER WOULD NOT ADJUST TIRE EITHER. INSURANCE ADJUSTER MADE STATEMENT TO ME THAT DAMAGE TO TIRE WAS…

  Aug 14, 2000

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.