Fleetwood Tioga Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 40 consumer complaints across the 4 model years of the Fleetwood Tioga (1997–2000) that have at least 5 complaints. 1997 has the most, with 14. Across all years, the part named most often is tires (29 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Tioga model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | Not enough data |
| 1999 | 11 | 22,000 | 2 | 1 | — | Not enough data |
| 1998 | 8 | 17,000 | 2 | 1 | — | Not enough data |
| 1997 | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Tires29 60%
- Electrical system5 10%
- Body and structure3 6.3%
- Equipment3 6.3%
- Vehicle speed control2 4.2%
- Suspension2 4.2%
- Steering2 4.2%
- Other or unknown2 4.2%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
1998: “Fleetwood Tioga class c motor home, fuel line problem, repaired. Coincidently, two days prior to our already scheduled repair appointment I received a consumer maintenance advisory from Fleetwood with regard to generator fuel lines. The letter indicates that this is a problem with model years 1997 to 2000 year gasoline equipped motor homes. The letter also informed us there are two sections of fuel line. One goes from the generator to a steel line on the frame rail. The other line goes from the same steel line on the frame rail to the top of the fuel tank. …”
NHTSA complaint #10228078, filed 2008-05, 45,000 miles1999: “Passenger rear inner dual tire sidewall blewout. This vehicle was not or ever has been overloaded and inflation checked on each trip. Vehicle had traveled less then 30 miles below highway speeds when blowout occurred. Air temp was 70. Vehicle has approx 24k miles. Tires looked new and were inspected often.”
NHTSA complaint #10020602, filed 2003-05, 23,450 miles2000: “We had a blowout of tire - tire was correctly inflated. Cost of changing tire was $55.00 the tire had 6000 miles and firestone store charged me half price of a new tires - $68.00 would not do full replacement of tire which I think they should have. Firstone steeltex-radial r4s lt225/75r16m5”
NHTSA complaint #9004439, filed 2001-09Other Fleetwood models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology