AI DamageFleetwood Avion: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Fleetwood Avion across 7 model years: 16 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Structure 25% of all complaints
- 2 Wheels 19% of all complaints
- 3 Equipment 13% of all complaints
- 4 Tires 13% of all complaints
- 5 Engine and cooling 6% of all complaints
- 6 Service brakes 6% of all complaints
- 7 Suspension 6% of all complaints
- Structure: 4 complaints (25% of all).
- Wheels: 3 complaints (19% of all).
- Equipment: 2 complaints (13% of all).
- Tires: 2 complaints (13% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (6% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 16 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Tl contact owns a 1997 fleetwood avion 375w. The contact stated that he is experiencing the same failure as noted in recall # 99v294000 (trailer hitches:fifth wheel assembly).
Landing gear (front legs) continually stripping it's gears.
Gas line broke off in oven from vibration in trailer. This is causing propane to fill oven. And when opening oven door big gush of fire came out. Consumer stated this was very dangerous.
Fifth wheel trailer was developing cracks in corner of bed room slide. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
The consumer believes that the wheels/tires are overloaded, the consumer has replaced 11 tires and the wheels have been replaced 4 times, the tire failures have either been tire separation or have been totally shredded, the wheels crack in the rim weld which allows air to leak through the metal rim (the axles are…
Travel trailer. Frame is bending in front near kingpin. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified. The dealer misrepresented and cancealed major damages to the trailer and sold it as new.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.