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Fleetwood SouthwindYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 170 owner complaints and 48 safety recalls on record for the Fleetwood Southwind.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints170Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls481979–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

Fleetwood Southwind 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 Southwind median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2012Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls2006Not rated–/1004 complaints · 6 recalls2005Not rated–/1008 complaints · 4 recalls2004Not rated–/10013 complaints · 8 recalls2003Not rated–/10024 complaints · 8 recalls2002Not rated–/1004 complaints · 5 recalls2001Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls2000Not rated–/1008 complaints · 4 recalls1999Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls1998Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls1996Not rated–/10011 complaints · 1 recall1995Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1991Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls1990Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall1989Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls1988Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1986Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1985Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls1984Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls1983Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Fleetwood Southwind problems

All model years combined: 170 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
Service brakes, hydraulic355
Visibility200
Structure192
Suspension170
Parking brake162
Electrical system164
Equipment152
Engine and engine cooling132
Fuel system, gasoline110
17 other systems524
48 recalls

Fleetwood Southwind recalls

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

36%Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system25V-121 · 2022–2023 · Feb 27, 2025 · 2,666 vehicles48%Trailer hitches23V-351 · 2020–2023 · May 18, 2023 · 1,186 vehicles60%Doors: lock23V-166 · 2023 · Mar 14, 2023 · 479 vehicles48%Recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems22V-949 · 2021–2023 · Dec 22, 2022 · 1,540 vehicles53%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer22V-832 · 2022–2023 · Nov 9, 2022 · 687 vehicles37%Adjustment: automatic electrical/hydraulic22V-655 · 2020–2023 · Aug 30, 2022 · 4,395 vehicles25%Materials: flooring21V-395 · 2018–2021 · May 26, 2021 · 538 vehicles59%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer20V-706 · 2021 · Nov 16, 2020 · 160 vehicles17%Equipment20V-615 · 2020–2021 · Oct 6, 2020 · 1,567 vehicles28%Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer19V-860 · 2018–2020 · Dec 4, 2019 · 3,241 vehicles69%Equipment18V-202 · 2017–2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · 2,055 vehicles83%Equipment17V-802 · 2018 · Dec 14, 2017 · 87 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 48 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Southwind

  1. INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENTPE06005 · 2002–2004 · closed May 2, 2006
    No recall
  2. FRONT BRAKES FAILPE91075 · 1990–1991 · closed Aug 21, 1991
    No recall
  3. CO INTRUSIONPE86060 · 1985 · closed Dec 19, 1986
    No recall