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2003 Fleetwood American Tradition Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition. Check your own VIN below.

4
safety recalls
0
owner complaints to NHTSA

4 safety recalls for the 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 09V312000 Reported 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…

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V320000 Reported 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.…

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V120000 Reported 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…

  4. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V216000 Reported 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.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Fleetwood American Tradition model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Fleetwood American Tradition model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 Fleetwood American Tradition02
1997 Fleetwood American Tradition12
1998 Fleetwood American Tradition23
1999 Fleetwood American Tradition53
2000 Fleetwood American Tradition36
2001 Fleetwood American Tradition30
2002 Fleetwood American Tradition30
2003 Fleetwood American Tradition40
2004 Fleetwood American Tradition52
2005 Fleetwood American Tradition44
2006 Fleetwood American Tradition10
2007 Fleetwood American Tradition41
2008 Fleetwood American Tradition32
2009 Fleetwood American Tradition20
2010 Fleetwood American Tradition10
2011 Fleetwood American Tradition20
2014 Fleetwood American Tradition10

Checking a specific 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition

How do I know if my 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 2003 Fleetwood American Tradition; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Fleetwood dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 05V216000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Fleetwood models

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.