2006 Fleetwood American Heritage Problems, Complaints & Recalls
- Compared with other American Heritage years
- Not enough data 1st of 15 for complaints
- Safety recalls
- 2 recalls: check your VIN
- NHTSA crash rating
- Not rated
Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2006 Fleetwood American Heritage. That is the most of any American Heritage model year in the database (15 years). The most reported problem area is electrical system (1 complaints, 100%). There are 2 safety recalls covering this model year.
- 1owner complaints
- 2safety recalls
- 0NHTSA investigations
- 0complaints mentioning a crash
Complaints are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume.
Most common 2006 Fleetwood American Heritage problems
Complaints grouped by the part of the car owners reported, with the median mileage when the problem happened.
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median miles | Owners mention most | Typical repair cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| Equipment | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| Steering | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| Structure | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| Tires | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
One complaint can list several problem areas, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
2006 Fleetwood American Heritage recalls (2)
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Equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer
Problem: Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery, providence, excursion, expedition, revolution, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition diesel class a motor homes; jamboree tioga class c motor homes; and prowler, wilderness, terry, mallard, pioneer, pride and triumph conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerators manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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: If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
Fix: Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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 the owner 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.
Engine and engine cooling
Problem: On certain motor home chassis equipped with a caterpillar c15 engine in a fleetwood heritage motor home, the variable valve actuation (vva) oil line may wear causing an oil leak.
Risk: An oil leak could cause a fire that may result in personal injury or death.
Fix: Caterpillar is conducting the remedy for this campaign (please see 05e078). The vehicles will be inspected, the vva oil line replaced, and a retention clip will be installed to prevent any damage from occurring. The recall began onnovember 6, 2006. Owners may contact caterpillar at 1-877-777-3126, spartan at 517-543-6400 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
To see whether a specific car still has an open recall, enter its VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup. You can also decode a VIN here.
Recent owner reports
Short excerpts of the latest complaints filed with NHTSA, with personal details removed. Full reports can be searched on NHTSA.gov.
Submission of defective 2006 american heritage coach purchased. *ts on three occasions the electrical system failed causing the lights to go out on the coach. On one occasion the only way the owners could get the coach back to the campground was for their son to sit on the front dash shining a…
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems with the 2006 Fleetwood American Heritage?
Owners most often report electrical system, equipment, latches/locks/linkages problems. The top one, electrical system, accounts for 1 complaint.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Fleetwood American Heritage?
Yes, 2 safety recalls. Enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov to check whether the repairs were done on your car.
Was the 2006 Fleetwood American Heritage a good year?
Complaint data can't fully answer that, because counts aren't adjusted for sales. Compared with other American Heritage model years, the 2006 has too little data to compare. Always get a pre-purchase inspection and check the VIN for open recalls.