The 1998 Fleetwood Terry has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 167,831 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V1200002007-03-19167,096 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 INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM98V1910001998-08-12735 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS (ONLY MODELS 26A AND 24B ARE AFFECTED, AND FURTHER IDENTIFIED BY THE CHARACTERS "7A26" OR "7B24" IN THE FOURTH THROUGH SEVENTH POSITIONS OF THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND GENERATOR BATTERY WIRING COULD BE DAMAGED BY THE GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE MELTING OF THE WIRING INSULATION, CREATING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE AND SECURE THE BATTERY CABLE AND MAIN WIRING HARNESS AWAY FROM THE GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEM; INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD TO PROTECT WIRING FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE FROM THE GENERATOR EXHAUST; AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED WIRING, IF NECESSARY.
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 1998 (na) terry brand fifth wheel trailer. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment:recreational vehicle) on may 8, 2007. The vehicle was taken in for repair and the dealer installed a heat shield to protect the trailer from…”
“An rv dometic refrigerator recall referred me to this site for filing a complaint. It appears that this may not be the correct site. If it isn't, I am not surprised. Per the recall, I called the dometic specified phone # and received a determination that my refrigerator qualifies for the recall.…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1998 fleetwood terry trailer. The contact noticed fluid leaking underneath the trailer and a stress fracture on the frame's cross member. The grey water tank detached from the vehicle , but the contact was able to reattach the tank and brackets. The vehicle was taken to a…”
“Dt*: the contact stated the samsung microwave caught on fire. The previous owners informed the contact the microwave could come on by itself at times. The contact smelled something burning and noticed smoke coming from the microwave. There is an nhtsa recall # 03v452000, regarding the equipment.…”
“I have a structural defect in the king pin area of my fleetwood terry travel trailer.I took my trairler to an authrized repair shop for fleetwood as I was instructed to do by fleetwood represinative. The fleetwood repair center (paw paw's camper in jackson ms) sent the following letter they reply…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Fleetwood Terry as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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