AI DamageFleetwood Montara: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Fleetwood Montara across 2 model years: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- Tires: 3 complaints (100% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 3 | 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.
The consumer pulled over and discovered the passenger rear tire tread had separated from the vehicle. The consumer called road side assistance to change the tire. Firestone steel tex r4s2 lt 225/75r16.
Right side firestone steeltex tire experienced tread separation while driving causing damage to the heat shield plate, tire size p225/75r16, dot# vd1l1xb166.
Pe00020, original equipment 1997, fleetwood, montero on a ford chassis 350, tire size lt22575r16, dot vnilixb306. Passenger rear inside tire disintrgrated while driving which may have caused a crash.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
Other models of this make
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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.