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Fleetwood Wilderness Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 24 safety recalls and 61 owner complaints across 23 model years of the Fleetwood Wilderness (1975–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

24
safety recalls, all years
61
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Fleetwood Wilderness model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Fleetwood Wilderness21
2006 Fleetwood Wilderness32
2005 Fleetwood Wilderness36
2004 Fleetwood Wilderness910
2003 Fleetwood Wilderness30
2002 Fleetwood Wilderness27
2001 Fleetwood Wilderness212
2000 Fleetwood Wilderness24
1999 Fleetwood Wilderness26
1998 Fleetwood Wilderness24
1997 Fleetwood Wilderness22
1996 Fleetwood Wilderness02
1995 Fleetwood Wilderness12
1994 Fleetwood Wilderness10
1993 Fleetwood Wilderness01
1988 Fleetwood Wilderness01
1984 Fleetwood Wilderness11
1983 Fleetwood Wilderness10
1982 Fleetwood Wilderness20
1981 Fleetwood Wilderness10
1977 Fleetwood Wilderness10
1976 Fleetwood Wilderness20
1975 Fleetwood Wilderness20

What Fleetwood Wilderness owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 12.

All Fleetwood Wilderness recalls (24)

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

  1. 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

  2. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V352000 Reported 56 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain travel trailers fail to comply with the requirements of part 567, "certification." the information provided on the certification and tire information labels denoting the tire pressure is incorrect.

    Remedy: Owners will be sent correct federal certification and trailer weight information tags and installation instructions. An owner can have these tags installed at their dealership if they do not want to install the tags…

    Model years: 2007

  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…

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

  4. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

    NHTSA 06V060000 Reported 21 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers may have been equipped with improperly hardened axle wheel studs.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the trailer hub and drum assemblies free of charge. The recall began on march 29, 2005. Owners may contact fleetwood at 800-455-3307.

    Model years: 2006

  5. Axle assembly (power train)

    NHTSA 06V012000 Reported 14 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain travel trailers, the axle width is too narrow causing the tires to rub on the inside of the wheel well housing.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and change the axle free of charge. The manufacturer has telephoned all dealers and owners concerning this recall. A followup letter will be sent during january or february 2006. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2006

  6. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V511000 Reported 48 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain travel trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120 "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." the tire and loading information placard contains incorrect "load range "b" information regarding the maximum cargo carrying capacity. The correct tire is a…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace tires that are marked "load range "b" and replace it with a "load range "c" tire. The recall began on november 30, 2005. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307.

    Model years: 2004

  7. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V433000 Reported 180 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain fifth wheel trailers, the propane gas lines that run through the floor of the slide out room penetrate the floor too far from the outside wall causing the potential for pinched lines during slide out room operation.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, as necessary, reroute the propane gas line. This recall began on october 24, 2005. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  8. Structure

    NHTSA 05V289000 Reported 496 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    Certain fifth wheel travel trailers have missing welds on the chassis cross-members.

    Remedy: Lippert components, in conjunction with fleetwood, will inspect the cross-members for missing welds, repair the welds if necessary, and add additional support to the affected area. Owners may contact lippert directly…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  9. Wheels

    NHTSA 04V310000 Reported 3,426 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain fifth wheel and conventional travel trailers equipped with aluminum wheels may not have had the proper wheel lug nut torque applied. Additionally, paint applied to the mating surface of the hub may cause the lug nuts to be more sensitive to loosening during the initial settling-in of components and after a wheel has been…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, repair, or replace any damaged wheels, lug nuts, lug studs, and mating surfaces. Dealers will also remove paint film from the mating surfaces. The recall began on august 5, 2004. Owners should…

    Model years: 2004

  10. Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)

    NHTSA 04V145000 Reported 765 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with siemens q circuit breaker, the circuit breakers were mis-marked.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breaker if necessary. Owner notification is expected to begin by april 5, 2004. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

    Model years: 2004

  11. 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

  12. Wheels

    NHTSA 03V437000 Reported 4,933 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

    On certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers, the owner manuals either do not contain the wheel lug nut torque information or contain incorrect wheel lug nut torque information for the optional "aluminum wheel"

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a label and insert to be added to the owner's manual. If the vehicle has the "aluminum wheel" option, owners are requested to bring their vehicle into a dealer to have the wheel lug nuts…

    Model years: 2004

  13. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 98V191000 Reported 735 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Vehicle description: travel trailers (only models 26a and 24b are affected, and further identified by the characters "7a26" or "7b24" in the fourth through seventh positions of the vehicle identification number. The main wiring harness and generator battery wiring could be damaged by the generator exhaust system.

    Remedy: Dealers will relocate and secure the battery cable and main wiring harness away from the generator exhaust system; install a heat shield to protect wiring from excessive heat exposure from the generator exhaust; and…

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  14. Bumpers (structure)

    NHTSA 97V003000 Reported 30 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The rear bumper mounting brackets have been improperly installed. The mounting holes were cut oversized and can allow the mounting bolts to pull through the brackets on the chassis.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair these trailers.

    Model years: 1997

  15. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 95V078000 Reported 365 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The wiring to the breakaway switch located on the park trailer a-frame was incorrectly installed. This switch activates the trailer brakes if the park trailer becomes disconnected from the tow vehicle during towing.

    Remedy: Owners will be supplied with a kit and instructions to correct the wiring of this switch. If owners prefer, their dealer can perform the rewiring of the switch for them without charge.

    Model years: 1995

  16. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 94V050000 Reported 142 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The stoves installed in the travel trailers were manufactured for natural gas operation and were not converted to propane gas operation. Use of a natural gas stove with propane gas fuel will create a high level of carbon monoxide.

    Remedy: Dealers will convert the stoves for propane gas by making adjustments where necessary.

    Model years: 1994

  17. Furnace (equipment)

    NHTSA 84V048000 Reported 3,832 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The furnace may be inadequately secured. The wood screw holding the right hand inside corner of the furnace down to its supporting surface may be engaging plywood that is too thin. If the screw comes loose while trailer is in service, the furnace may bounce on its supporting surface or shift position, possibly causing lp gas tube…

    Remedy: An attaching bracket will be installed to anchor the furnace and the lp gas tube will be inspected for possible damage.

    Model years: 1984

  18. Service brakes, electric

    NHTSA 83V088000 Reported 2,041 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Electric brake wiring inside the brakes may be loose and therefore could be easily damaged by the rotating hubs.

    Remedy: Dealer will reroute brake wiring if necessary, to avoid damage.

    Model years: 1983

  19. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 82V032000 Reported 30 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The possibility exists that on certain vehicles the l.p. Gas tubing may be damaged or cracked by the axle when the axle is subjected to extreme upward movement. Damage to the l.p. Gas tubing could cause gas leakage.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and relocate the l.p. Gas tube at no cost to owner.

    Model years: 1982

  20. Service brakes, electric

    NHTSA 82V025000 Reported 336 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Possibility that on certain vehicles, the electric brake wires routed along the rear side of the axle may be damaged when the axle is subjected to extreme upward movement. Damage to the brake service wires could result in brake failure.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and relocate brake wiring at no cost to owner.

    Model years: 1982

  21. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 81V051000 Reported 189 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    On some travel trailers, the welds on the trailer couplers may be defective or insufficient. Should the coupler detach from trailer while towing, the trailer would be secured to the towing vehicle only by its safety chains.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect coupler and reweld, if necessary, without charge.

    Model years: 1981

  22. Lpg systems (equipment)

    NHTSA 77V215000 Reported 3,800 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    The l.p. Gas shutoff valves on the involved vehicles may have been damaged during installation of the refrigerator. This could cause gas leakage into the refrigerator compartment.

    Remedy: Dealer will inspect and test valve for leaks and replace with a new valve, if necessary, at no charge to owner.

    Model years: 1977

  23. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 76V050000 Reported 2,500 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Model years: 1975, 1976

  24. Defroster/defogger/hvac system (visibility)

    NHTSA 76V020000 Reported 932 vehicles potentially affected FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

    Model years: 1975, 1976

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.