AI DamageFleetwood Folding Trailer: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Fleetwood Folding Trailer across 2 model years: 4 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 50% of all complaints
- 2 Structure 50% of all complaints
- 3 Tires 25% of all complaints
- Equipment: 2 complaints (50% of all).
- Structure: 2 complaints (50% of all).
- Tires: 1 complaints (25% of all).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The vehicle is a truck camper (slide-in, cabover type). 1998 fleetwood/caribou 11g. The main frame of this vehicle is wood. The wood rotted around the eyebolts that secure it to the truck coming loose and nearly losing it from the truck a highway speed.
From 1996 until mid year 2003 coleman pop up campers mad by fleetwood used an abs plastic roof. These roofs are prone to sagging, cracking and delamination. These roofs had a serious manufacturer design defect. In the raised position if a complete failure occured great bodily injury or death may occur.
The original tires on the trailer were replaced due to excessive wear, the manufacturer and the tire dealer have conflicting inflation rates, consumer is not satisfied with over inflating the tires (tire make/model not provided).
Brought trailer used. Roof of trailer was sagging very badly. Took trailer back to dealer. Mechanic indicatd structure of trailer was defective. Placeda bar inside of roof to hold it up was also sagging. Manufacturer will not honor warranty due to being a used trailer.
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.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
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 2026-11-05.