Fleetwood American Heritage Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 15 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Fleetwood American Heritage (1997–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

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What Fleetwood American Heritage owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 1.

• Steering2
• Suspension1
• Electrical system1
• Equipment: navigational system(global positioning system)1
• Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer1
• Latches/locks/linkages: latch1
• Structure1
• Tires1

All Fleetwood American Heritage recalls (15)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Fleetwood American Heritage, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

   NHTSA 11V399000 Reported August 3, 2011 408 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

   Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2010 american eagle, american tradition, discovery, revolution le, and model year 2011 american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder classic, discovery, expedition, providence, revolution le, and southwind class a motor homes equipped with murray or siemens brand…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breakers if necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on august 25, 2011. Owners may contact fleetwood owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.

   Model years: 2011

2. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 11V383000 Reported July 22, 2011 220 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

   Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2009 american allegiance, american heritage, revolution le; model year 2010 american eagle, american heritage, revolution le, and model year 2011 american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, discovery, providence, and revolution le, class a motor homes manufactured from september 4,…

   Remedy: Fleetwood rv will mail the correct federal certification tags to dealers and owners along with installation instructions. At the customer's option, a dealer can perform the installation for them free of charge. The…

   Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011

3. Equipment

   NHTSA 09V312000 Reported July 28, 2009 6,684 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

   Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2005 and 2006 motorhomes manufactured between july 24, 2004 and march 11, 2005, equipped with norcold model 1200lr, 1200lrim, and 1201lrim refrigerators with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the…

   Remedy: Fleetwood rv will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during september 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood rv at 1-800-509-3418 or…

   Model years: 2002, 2003

4. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 08V502000 Reported September 26, 2008 65 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

   Fleetwood is recalling 65 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, and revolution l.e. Motor homes. These motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the label was printed with the rear and intermediate tire PSI rating reversed.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with corrected certification labels and installation instructions. A dealer can install this label for the owner at no charge. The recall began on october 9, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood…

   Model years: 2008, 2009

5. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 08V320000 Reported July 15, 2008 70,101 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

   Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery, providence, excursion, expedition, revolution, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition diesel class a motor homes; jamboree tioga class c motor homes; and prowler, wilderness,…

   Remedy: Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge.…

   Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

6. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 08V292000 Reported July 1, 2008 226 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

   Fleetwood is recalling 226 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder diesel, discovery, excursion, expedition, fiesta lx, pace arrow, providence, revolution le, southwind, class a motor homes, and icon, jamboree, jamboree gt, jamboree sport, pulse, tioga, and tioga ranger…

   Remedy: Fleetwood will mail a corrected federal certification label along with installation instructions to the affected motor home owners. Owners who do not feel comfortable installing this label can take their motor home to…

   Model years: 2008, 2009

7. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 08V240000 Reported June 3, 2008 1,263 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

   Fleetwood is recalling certain class a gas and diesel motor homes, class c motor homes, conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerators. A low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

   Remedy: Fleetwood is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall is expected to begin during june 2008.…

   Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

8. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 07V120000 Reported March 19, 2007 167,096 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

   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.

   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…

   Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

9. Engine and engine cooling

   NHTSA 06V413000 Reported October 31, 2006 1 vehicles potentially affected SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.

   On certain motor home chassis equipped with a caterpillar c15 engine in a fleetwood heritage motor home, the variable valve actuation (vva) oil line may wear causing an oil leak.

   Remedy: Caterpillar is conducting the remedy for this campaign (please see 05e078). The vehicles will be inspected, the vva oil line replaced, and a retention clip will be installed to prevent any damage from occurring. The…

   Model years: 2006

10. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V216000 Reported May 12, 2005 186 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.

    Remedy: Vehicle systems is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005

11. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V018006 Reported May 31, 2002 100 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    On certain motorhomes equipped with arvinmeritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (ABS) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly.

    Remedy: Dealers will tighten the fasteners to the proper specification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should…

    Model years: 2002

12. Suspension: front

    NHTSA 00V202001 Reported July 3, 2000 1,889 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with granning air suspensions. A fracture can develop at the attachment point of the cross member/bell crank and idler arm housing.

    Remedy: Tuthill is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Repair facilities will inspect and add gussets to reinforce the cross member connection for the bell crank and idler arm. Owners who take their…

    Model years: 1998, 1999

13. Tires

    NHTSA 99V277000 Reported October 15, 1999 3,746 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes. The subject motor homes, when built with a disproportionate front axle weight distribution, fully equipped, loaded with cargo, and operated with improper tire pressures, can experience an overload condition on a front tire.

    Remedy: Dealers will equip the subject motor homes with new larger capacity front tires, will adjust the weight distribution on the front axle (if necessary), apply new certification labels, and reinforce consumer education…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

14. Air suspension system (suspension)

    NHTSA 99V161002 Reported July 2, 1999 388 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with air suspensions. The front wheel spindle bearing may have excessive preload due to improper end play settings.

    Remedy: Tuthill is conducting the notification and remedy for this recall. Tuthill will inspect the deflector ring and reseating, adjust the wheel bearings, add lubrication, and replace the hubcap.

    Model years: 1999

15. Tires

    NHTSA 99V163000 Reported June 29, 1999 17 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with goodyear g159 11r22.5 tires. In a fully loaded vehicle, the tires on the front axle may be loaded past their rated carrying capacity.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these tires with michelin xza 295/80r22.5 tires and re-rate the front gawr to 13,700 lbs. Owners will also be provided with the proper documentation supporting the weight rating change.

    Model years: 1999

Other Fleetwood models

• Bounder321 complaints
• Southwind170 complaints
• Pace Arrow155 complaints
• Discovery128 complaints
• Prowler104 complaints
• Jamboree65 complaints
• Flair63 complaints
• Fleetwood62 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.