1998 Alfa Travel TrailerProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 5 owner complaints about the 1998 Alfa Travel Trailer, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through October 7, 2005. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1998 Alfa Travel Trailer has problems

5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires51

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1998 Alfa Travel Trailer recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1998 vs. every other Travel Trailer year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Travel Trailer median. How we score

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  • Caution
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In owners' words

What Travel Trailer owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

VEHICLE'S TIRES HAD A BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL NEAR THE RIM. *TS (ALFA IDEAL-32RK-5TH WHEEL TRAILER WITH CARLISLE RADIAL TRAILER TIRES. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON 8/16/2003). *NM
Complaint 10139885 · Oct 7, 2005
REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT APPROXIMATELY 58MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRAILER, RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD CAME OFF IN ONE LONG STRIP. LEFT /RIGHT TREAD BULGED AWAY FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING TREAD TO CRACK IN THE CENTER. *AK
Complaint 9003764 · Aug 20, 2001
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH DRY ROAD CONDITIONS PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES, SIZE 24575/R16, TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND INSPECTION OF TIRE, BUT REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR COST OF NEW TIRES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS…
Complaint 892641 · Jul 12, 2001

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