IllustrationELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH IN TURN, MAY CAUSE A FIRE. ALSO PROBLEM WITH THE PLUMBING. *AK.ET.
1998 Fleetwood Pace Arrow
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Parking Brake. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
3 reportsBECAUSE TWO OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS NOT BEING FUSED, WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTECD. *AK VEHICLE IS NOT WIRED RIGHT CONSUMER CAN NOT RUN BOTH A/C WITH OUT THE ELECTRICAL PANEL GETTING HOT AND THE WIRES STARTING …
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BECAUSE TWO OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS NOT BEING FUSED, WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTECD. *AK VEHICLE IS NOT WIRED RIGHT CONSUMER CAN NOT RUN BOTH A/C WITH OUT THE ELECTRICAL PANEL GETTING HOT AND THE WIRES STARTING TO BURN. NO BREAKER ON THE REAR A/C. THE UNIT IS NOT WIRED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. POSSIBLE WINDOW SEAL FAILURE CAUSED COLD AIR TO ENTER THE FRONT OF THE COUCH. WHEN THE GRAY WATER TANK IS 1/2 FULL IT COMES UP IN THE BATH TUB ,THE VENT PIPE GETS COVERED WITH WATER AND DOESN'T VENT PROPERLY CAUSING ODOR. *YH
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH A FUSE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO DISABLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM ONE GEAR TO FIRST GEAR. DEALER HAS WORKED ON PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, THEY NOW SAY THAT IT IS FIXED. *AK *ML
Official recalls
207V120000 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/trailer
Mar 19, 2007
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 & remedy
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 YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
97V178000 · Equipment:mechanical:integrated Jack/leveler/stabilizer
Oct 7, 1997
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. THE HYDRAULIC HOSES WHICH OPERATE THE LEVELING JACK SYSTEM IS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING THE HOSE TO MELT, RELEASING HYDRAULIC FLUID.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS HYDRAULIC FLUID CAN IGNITE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPLACE ANY DAMAGED HOSES, AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE98015 · Co Intrusion
Opened Mar 11, 1998 · Closed Aug 31, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
ALLEGED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERS THE SLEEPING AREA WHILE RUNNING THE ONAN GENERATOR AT NIGHT