2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
N/A
Safety Rating
5
Owner Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
The 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE has received a total of 5 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 3 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (1 complaint), Suspension (1 complaint), and Tiressidewall (1 complaint).
Recalls for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
NHTSA has recorded 3 recalls for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE, potentially affecting up to 231,870 vehicles.
Recall 07V120000 — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
| 167,096 vehicles affected
Defect: CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, 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.
Consequence: RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). 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...
View full details →Recall 00V104000 — TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
| 3,897 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS C MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE WHEEL . THIS WHEEL HAS INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY WHEN MATCHED TO A MAXIMUM LOADED TIRE. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."
Consequence: PREMATURE WHEEL FAILURE CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SPARE WHEEL WITH A NEW HIGHER CAPACITY WHEEL.
View full details →Recall 03V452000 — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
| 60,877 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.
Consequence: AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.
Remedy: SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
5 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiressidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tirestreadbelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
TIRE SEPARATION FIRST TIME 8/00, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH SEPARATION 6/02, 8/02, 9/02. NLM
RV ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED AND HIT ANOTHER RV AND WENT THRU A WOODEN FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP AGAINST A TREE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
RV ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED AND HIT ANOTHER RV AND WENT THRU A WOODEN FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP AGAINST A TREE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE TIRE WHILE DRIVING 65MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 75R16/E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 75R16/E )
DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE LEAN ON THIS MOTORHOME IT IS NOT AN EASY VEHICLE TO DRIVE. IT EASILY CAN BE UNMANAGABLE. THE STRESS ON THE TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE EVEN WHEN FILLED WITH THE PROPER AMOUNT OF AIR PRESSURE CAUSES THE DUALLIES TO ALMOST TOUCH EACHOTHER (1/4 INCH AND THEY WOULD). WE TOOK THE UNIT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY KEPT THE UNIT FOR 10 DAYS THEN TOLD US IT ONLY NEEDED AIR IN THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES. THEY OBVIOUSLY NEW IT WAS MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE THEY SENT PICTURES AND MEASUREMENTS TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE DEALERSHIP DIDNT TELL US THEY SENT THOSE THINGS THE MANUFACTURER DID. WE CALLED THE DEALER UP AND ASKED THAT THEY SEND SOMEONE TO PICK UP THE MOTORHOME AND RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID AND THE MANUFACTURER PICKED IT UP FROM THERE AND TOOK IT TO THEIR PLANT IN CHICO. THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR NEARLY A MONTH AND CALLED AND TOLD US A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT THE UNIT IS UNREPAIRABLE. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT JUST THE CHASIS THAT WAS OFF CENTER BUT THE MOTORHOME BOX AS WELL AND IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, NOT EVEN WITH THE NEW STANDARD SHIMS THAT FORD HAS COME UP WITH FOR THEIR QUICK FIX OF THE OFF CENTERED CHASIS ON ALOT OF 1999 AND 2000 MODELS. I DONT REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH OF A SAFETY HAZARD THIS IS BUT I SURE AS HECK DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING SOMETHING THIS LOP SIDED WITH SO MUCH WEIGHT. MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP KINDA ON THE SLY AND MEASURED THE OTHER 2000 CLASS C MOTORHOMES AND MOST OF THEM WERE BETWEEN 3/4 AND 1 INCH OFF CENTER, OURS WAS A FULL 2 INCHES AND THATS JUST THE BOX, ADD THE CHASIS BEING OFF CENTERED AS WELL, ITS QUITE A CYCLOPS. ON LEVEL GROUND WE HAD TO PUT 4 INCH BLOCKS OF WOOD UNDER THE RIGHT TIRES BOTH FRONT AND BACK TO LEVEL IT. WE WILL NOT BE DRIVING THAT MOTORHOME AGAIN KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW BUT WHAT ABOUT OTHERS THAT DONT NOTICE THE LEAN ON THEIR MOTORHOME RIGHT AWAY OR AT ALL. LIKE I SAID BEFORE THATS ALOT OF WEIGHT TO HAVE GOING DOWN THE ROAD NOT DISTRIBUTED PROPERLY AND ATTACHED TO A STEERING WHEEL.AK
Safety Rating for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE
- 1995 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 2 complaints
- 1996 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 0 complaints
- 1997 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 10 complaints
- 1998 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 10 complaints
- 1999 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 17 complaints
- 2000 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE (current)
- 2001 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 4 complaints
- 2002 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 1 complaint
- 2003 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 5 complaints
- 2004 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 3 complaints
- 2005 FLEETWOOD JAMBOREE — 0 complaints
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- FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND — 238 total complaints
- FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW — 216 total complaints
- FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY — 148 total complaints
- FLEETWOOD PROWLER — 120 total complaints
- FLEETWOOD TIOGA — 95 total complaints
- FLEETWOOD FLAIR — 84 total complaints
- FLEETWOOD FLEETWOOD — 76 total complaints