1996 Fleetwood Discovery: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Fleetwood Discovery. The newest campaign is 00V204000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Jul 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections. NHTSA has 3 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, 00V204000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, replace or repair damaged hoses as necessary, and relocate the affected hydraulic lines.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 5,862 units in total.
00V204000Received . 4,967 units.
Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist / Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: motor homes. The power steering gear box hydraulic lines are routed too close to a sharp edge. This can cause the lines to rupture and result in a hydraulic fluid leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This fluid leakage can cause loss of the power steering assist feature.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, replace or repair damaged hoses as necessary, and relocate the affected hydraulic lines.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 00724. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Jul 2001
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.
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1996 Fleetwood DiscoveryThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Fleetwood Discovery: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/discovery/1996/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FLEETWOOD ENT., 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 1996 Fleetwood Discovery?
- 5,862 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Fleetwood Discovery have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 37 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood Discovery, model years 1996 to 2024. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Fleetwood Discovery name most often?
- Suspension: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Fleetwood Discovery open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.