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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

1997 Ultimate Advantage

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Jul 8, 2002 to Jul 8, 2002.

Recalls (2)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (1)
Recall campaigns covering this model year2718 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 1997 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1997 Ultimate Advantage peaked in 2002, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75120021200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 1997 Ultimate Advantage name tires

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 1997 Ultimate Advantage

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 1997 Ultimate Advantage
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
02V-276-006Dec 3, 2002Certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 442, 443, 452, ev452, 453, 462, ev462, 463, ev463, 482, ev482,…Equipment631Part replacement
00V-378Dec 4, 2000Vehicle description: motor homesSuspension87Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1997 Ultimate Advantage

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Jul 8, 2002Failure Jul 1, 2001Arkport, NYTires

    CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, 10 MILES LATER THE RIGHT INSIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THE TIRES BLEW DUE TO BEING OVERWEIGHT OR UNDERINFLATED, CONSUMER LATER FOUND THAT THE CHASSIS HAD RV TIRES INSTEAD OF TRUCK TIRES WHICH HAVE A SOFTER SIDEWALL, THE TIRES BLEWOUT AT 15000 MILES, MICHELIN 225/80R225, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 566439
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • 7SB0079903X Aug 6, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    SUBJECT REGARDING THE INTELLITEC POWERLINE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. *TT
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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