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2002 Fleetwood Discovery Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 2002 Fleetwood Discovery, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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safety recalls
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owner complaints to NHTSA
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complaints citing a crash / fire

3 safety recalls for the 2002 Fleetwood Discovery

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 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…

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 02V271000 Reported 69 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    On certain motor homes equipped with option #149 (norcold refrigerators), the electrical wiring may be pinched at the rear of the refrigerator causing the wiring to short against other wires in the area or metal components of the refrigerator.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, replace or repair damaged 110 volt and 12 volt wires as necessary. Owner notification began october 11, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date…

2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2002 Fleetwood Discovery have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 13,184 miles. Complaints peaked in 2003 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Multiple tires experienced sidewall blow-out on michelin 255/80 r 22.5 xrv. I have a 2002 fleetwood discovery motorhome which i purchased new. It has just over 17,000 miles on it. To date i have exper”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 1, 2005 · Tires

“While driving at 66 MPH the interior rear passenger side tire blew out. Please provide more details.*jb”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 13, 2003 · Tires

Compare Fleetwood Discovery model years

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

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 Fleetwood Discovery23
1997 Fleetwood Discovery413
1998 Fleetwood Discovery218
1999 Fleetwood Discovery216
2000 Fleetwood Discovery29
2001 Fleetwood Discovery29
2002 Fleetwood Discovery32
2003 Fleetwood Discovery46
2004 Fleetwood Discovery312
2005 Fleetwood Discovery217
2006 Fleetwood Discovery59
2007 Fleetwood Discovery34
2008 Fleetwood Discovery73
2009 Fleetwood Discovery40
2010 Fleetwood Discovery20
2011 Fleetwood Discovery30
2013 Fleetwood Discovery11
2014 Fleetwood Discovery31
2017 Fleetwood Discovery21
2018 Fleetwood Discovery40
2019 Fleetwood Discovery02
2020 Fleetwood Discovery11
2021 Fleetwood Discovery21
2022 Fleetwood Discovery20
2023 Fleetwood Discovery30
2024 Fleetwood Discovery10

Checking a specific 2002 Fleetwood Discovery

How do I know if my 2002 Fleetwood Discovery 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. 3 campaigns currently list the 2002 Fleetwood Discovery; 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 02V271000).

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.