Recall Register

1997 Fleetwood Bounder: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder. The newest campaign is 07V120000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Mar 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 29 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V120000, in the NHTSA record

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 charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 171,257 units in total.

  • 07V120000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 98V147000Visibility / Windshield
  • 97V178000Equipment / Mechanical / Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer
  • 96V236000Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls
  • 96V220000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

  1. 07V120000Received . 167,096 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V147000Received . 895 units.

    Visibility / Windshield

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: motor homes. The driver's and passenger's side windows do not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 205, "glazing materials," for an acceptable level of tint.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the driver reduced visibility through the side windows when backing up, when using the mirrors for lane changes, or whenever looking through the windows, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these windows.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 97V178000Received . 1,915 units.

    Equipment / Mechanical / Integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: class a motor homes. The hydraulic hoses which operate the leveling jack system is routed too close to the engine exhaust manifold causing the hose to melt, releasing hydraulic fluid.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This hydraulic fluid can ignite in the engine compartment causing a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect, replace any damaged hoses, and relocate the affected hydraulic lines.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 96V236000Received . 241 units.

    Visibility / Power Window Devices and Controls

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The e-z slide-out room can operate unexpectedly. Water can cause an electrical short in the slide-out room control relay.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the slide-out room operates unexpectedly, the motor home width will increase which could lead to an accident if traveling or property damage could occur while the motor home is parked.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a replacement control relay in a waterproof location on these motor homes.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 96V220000Received . 1,110 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Miswiring of the low beam headlamp receptacle for the replaceable halogen lamp causes a noncompliance to FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition causes reduced lighting levels with the low beam operation resulting in reduced visibility during dark driving conditions.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and modify the motor home wiring to provide correct circuit connections.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

29 complaints, 39 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1997 Fleetwood Bounder: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
Engine and Engine Cooling5
Power Train4
Parking Brake4
Visibility3
Structure2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Unknown or Other2
Steering2

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
7 Feb 2015

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2004, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19851
  2. 19862
  3. 19873
  4. 19883
  5. 19892
  6. 19903
  7. 19912
  8. 19920
  9. 19933
  10. 19941
  11. 19951
  12. 19962
  13. 19975
  14. 19983
  15. 19991
  16. 20003
  17. 20015
  18. 20025
  19. 20038
  20. 200410
  21. 20055
  22. 20068
  23. 20076
  24. 20082
  25. 20091
  26. 20103
  27. 20112
  28. 20121
  29. 20131
  30. 20143
  31. 20151
  32. 20162
  33. 20174
  34. 20185
  35. 20192
  36. 20205
  37. 20216
  38. 20225
  39. 20236
  40. 20242
  41. 20251
  42. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Fleetwood Bounder: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/bounder/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder?
171,257 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Fleetwood Bounder have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 64 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood Bounder, model years 1985 to 2026. 5 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder name most often?
Suspension: 7 of 39 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Fleetwood Bounder open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.