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Fleetwood Tioga Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 22 safety recalls and 60 owner complaints across 27 model years of the Fleetwood Tioga (1975–2011). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

22
safety recalls, all years
60
owner complaints, all years
2008
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Fleetwood Tioga model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2011 Fleetwood Tioga10
2010 Fleetwood Tioga10
2009 Fleetwood Tioga41
2008 Fleetwood Tioga61
2007 Fleetwood Tioga23
2006 Fleetwood Tioga31
2005 Fleetwood Tioga20
2004 Fleetwood Tioga41
2003 Fleetwood Tioga51
2002 Fleetwood Tioga20
2001 Fleetwood Tioga20
2000 Fleetwood Tioga47
1999 Fleetwood Tioga211
1998 Fleetwood Tioga28
1997 Fleetwood Tioga214
1996 Fleetwood Tioga11
1994 Fleetwood Tioga10
1993 Fleetwood Tioga01
1992 Fleetwood Tioga02
1991 Fleetwood Tioga01
1990 Fleetwood Tioga03
1989 Fleetwood Tioga02
1987 Fleetwood Tioga01
1985 Fleetwood Tioga10
1984 Fleetwood Tioga10
1977 Fleetwood Tioga10
1975 Fleetwood Tioga01

What Fleetwood Tioga owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 60 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 14.

All Fleetwood Tioga recalls (22)

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

  1. Equipment

    NHTSA 10V539000 Reported 83 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

    Fleetwood is recalling certain class-a and class-c motor homes equipped with atwood 35 series range ovens. A potential exists for a small fracture within the line delivering gas to the oven cavity burner. Such a fracture may cause propane gas to leak from the line.

    Remedy: Fleetwood is working with atwood and will replace or repair the stoves free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during november 2010. Owners may contact atwood at 1-574-266-4749.

    Model years: 2011

  2. Furnace (equipment)

    NHTSA 10V224000 Reported 114 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

    Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2009 jamboree sport and model year 2010 jamboree, jamboree sport, tioga and tioga ranger model 31n and encounter model 32h class a & c motor homes manufactured from april 23, 2009 through march 17, 2010. The lpg supply lines for the water heater and furnace that are routed through a hole in…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the lpg supply lines, and install wire looms and secure the supply lines as necessary free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during may 2010. Owners may contact fleetwood at…

    Model years: 2010

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 09V085000 Reported 124 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Fleetwood is recalling 124 my 2009 tioga and jamboree 31m class c motor homes for failing to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the certification tag and the cargo carrying capacity tag figures related to the fresh water tank capacity of 50 gallons is incorrect. The correct water tank capacity is 35 gallons.

    Remedy: Dealers will mail new serial number specific certification tags and cargo carrying capacity tags along with installation instructions. If customers do not feel comfortable installing the tags they may take their motor…

    Model years: 2009

  4. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 08V503000 Reported 979 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Fleetwood is recalling 979 my 2008-2009 icon, jamboree, jamboree gt, pulse, tioga, and tioga sl class c motor homes. The front clearance lights wiring may come in contact with a portion of the metal mounting plate and could become abraded.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the wiring and repair, if necessary. The recall began on february 2, 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Model years: 2008, 2009

  5. Emission control (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 08V505000 Reported 1,583 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Fleetwood is recalling 1,583 my 2008-2009 jamboree, jamboree sport, jamboree gt, and tioga, tioga ranger, and tioga sl class c motor homes built on a ford e450 chassis. A section of hard plastic evaporative emission line near the evap system canister may be kinked and completely restricted. This may affect a pressure increase in the…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the kinked evaporative line. The recall is expected to begin during february 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Model years: 2008, 2009

  6. 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.…

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

  7. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V292000 Reported 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

  8. Seat belts

    NHTSA 08V234000 Reported 186 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Fleetwood is recalling 186 my 2008 jamboree sport and tioga ranger 25g class c motor homes for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the seat belts at the two center seating positions located on the wrap-around booth dinette, may be too long to achieve proper…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the two seat belts free of charge. The recallbegan on june 9, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Model years: 2008

  9. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 07V308000 Reported 56 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain class c motor homes, the front axle weight, in an unloaded condition, may exceed the front gross axle weight rating (gawr) of 4600 pounds.

    Remedy: Fleetwood has installed a heavier new rear bumper to redistribute weight from the front axle to the rear axle on all affected vehicles. Fleetwood also corrected and replaced the federal certification tag and the cargo…

    Model years: 2008

  10. Wheels

    NHTSA 07V294000 Reported 260 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain motor homes, the spare wheel,when installed on the front axle, may contact the front brake caliper mounting brackets and the driver may experience a grinding/scraping noise in the front with the spare wheel installed.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and install the correct spare wheel. The recall began on november 5, 2007. Owners may contact fleetwood at 800-322-8216.

    Model years: 2008

  11. 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…

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

  12. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 06V437000 Reported 192 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the federal certification tag figures related to the rear tire pressure tag of 60 PSI are incorrect. The correct rear tire pressure rating is 80 PSI.

    Remedy: Fleetwood will mail the correct federal certification tag along with installation instructions. Fleetwood is also asking owners to check and, if necessary, inflate the rear tires to the correct 80 PSI. If owners are…

    Model years: 2007

  13. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 06V055000 Reported 1,236 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain motor homes equipped with kwikee brand electric entry step built with a control unit manufactured by american technologies, may develop an electrical short during cold weather, allowing for the potential of the plastic case to ignite.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace all american technologies controls associated with the kwikee brand electric entry step free of charge. The recall began on march 17, 2006. Owners may contact fleetwood…

    Model years: 2006

  14. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V278000 Reported 476 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain class c motor homes built on chevrolet chassis fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the federal certification tag was printed with the incorrect rear gross axle weight rating (gawr) and incorrect cargo carrying capacity tag.

    Remedy: Fleetwood will mail instructions along with corrected federal certification label. If an owner so desires, a dealer can install the label for them. The recall began on september 2, 2005. Owners may contact fleetwood at…

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  15. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 04V352000 Reported 8,969 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain motor homes equipped with draw tite hitch receivers may be missing one or more welds between the hitch receiver box and the bottom support plate.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the hitch receiver. The recall is expected to begin during august 2004. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

    Model years: 2003, 2004

  16. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V452000 Reported 60,877 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.

    Remedy: Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

  17. Driveshaft (power train)

    NHTSA 03V169000 Reported 740 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain models r, v, and w motor homes, the intermediate drive shaft will vibrate excessively, leading to carrier bearing failure.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, replace, and/or retorque the carrier bearing bolts as necessary. Owner notification began may 27, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…

    Model years: 2003

  18. Temporary/emergency spare tire (tires)

    NHTSA 00V104000 Reported 3,897 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: class c motor homes equipped with a spare wheel . This wheel has insufficient weight carrying capacity when matched to a maximum loaded tire. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the spare wheel with a new higher capacity wheel.

    Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

  19. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 99V142000 Reported 145 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes. A generator battery cable may have been routed too close to a notch in the heat shield, resulting in damage to the battery cable insulation.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair, including replacement of any damaged wiring or other vehicular components, if necessary.

    Model years: 2000

  20. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 94V012000 Reported 458 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The electrical cable between the engine compartment and the generator compartment is routed too close to the left-hand engine exhaust manifold which causes the cable insulation to melt and possibly catch on fire.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, relocate, and secure the affected battery cable away from the engine exhaust manifold and replace any damaged cables.

    Model years: 1994

  21. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 85V012000 Reported 721 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The wood anchor screws holding the inboard end of the furnace may not have been installed. Thus, the furnace may shift position or bounce while traveling. Consequence of defect: furnace movement could cause failure of the copper tube supplying lp gas to the furnace. This may result in a gas fire or explosion while traveling, parked, or…

    Remedy: Secure furnace by installing anchor screws. Inspect and test furnace supply tube.

    Model years: 1984, 1985

  22. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 77V128000 Reported 50 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The convertible sofa may contain a single screw that could penetrate the top surface of the fuel tank. If the tank is nearly full, riding over rough roads could cause fuel to leak from the tank.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and replace fuel tank, if damaged. Screws will be replaced by 1 1/2 inch long screws.

    Model years: 1977

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.