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Fleetwood DiscoveryYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 128 owner complaints and 37 safety recalls on record for the Fleetwood Discovery.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints128Top: VisibilitySafety recalls371996–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Fleetwood Discovery years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Discovery median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2019Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2008Not rated–/1003 complaints · 7 recalls2007Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls2006Not rated–/1009 complaints · 5 recalls2005Not rated–/10017 complaints · 2 recalls2004Not rated–/10012 complaints · 3 recalls2003Not rated–/1006 complaints · 4 recalls2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2001Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls1999Not rated–/10016 complaints · 2 recalls1998Not rated–/10018 complaints · 2 recalls1997Not rated–/10013 complaints · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Fleetwood Discovery problems

All model years combined: 128 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Visibility292
Tires271
Electrical system153
Visibility/wiper130
Equipment130
Structure130
Exterior lighting71
Suspension30
Steering20
9 other systems140
37 recalls

Fleetwood Discovery recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

59%Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers24V-279 · 2022–2024 · Apr 19, 2024 · 79 vehicles60%Doors: lock23V-166 · 2023 · Mar 14, 2023 · 479 vehicles37%Adjustment: automatic electrical/hydraulic22V-655 · 2021–2023 · Aug 30, 2022 · 4,395 vehicles59%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer20V-706 · 2021 · Nov 16, 2020 · 160 vehicles81%Electrical system: wiring19V-861 · 2020 · Dec 4, 2019 · 170 vehicles69%Equipment18V-202 · 2017–2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · 2,055 vehicles84%Electrical system: wiring18V-183 · 2018 · Mar 19, 2018 · 600 vehicles79%Electrical system: wiring17V-829 · 2018 · Dec 19, 2017 · 347 vehicles76%Exterior lighting: headlights17V-477 · 2017–2018 · Jul 27, 2017 · 219 vehicles81%Front: buckle assembly13V-580 · 2014 · Nov 20, 2013 · 774 vehicles–Equipment13V-217 · 2014 · May 22, 2013 · 184 vehicles–Equipment13V-189 · 2013–2014 · May 10, 2013 · 196 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 37 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Discovery

  1. INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENTPE06005 · 2002–2005 · closed May 2, 2006
    No recall