Consumer Complaint Detail

FLEETWOOD / JAMBOREE / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000053954 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2000
Consumer's City: CHANDLER Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
Model Name: JAMBOREE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDXE40S3WH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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 consistant with what he had seen on tires being recalled by firestone. i felt it important to report this to nhtsa after reading september 29,2000 news release from firestone. *ak (tiresize: lt22575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt22575r16 )