Recall Register

2009 Fleetwood Discovery: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2009 Fleetwood Discovery. The newest campaign is 11V074000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Jan 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 11V074000, in the NHTSA record

Fleetwood RV is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The safety recall began on june 6, 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 4,479 units in total.

  • 11V074000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 09V175000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
  • 09V056000Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables
  • 08V292000Equipment / Other / Labels

  1. 11V074000Received . 88 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood RV is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The sensing algorithm or thermal switch designed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected may not activate in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood RV is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The safety recall began on june 6, 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.

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

  2. 09V175000Received . 383 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood is recalling 311 my 2008-2009 providence, excursion, expedition, discovery and bounder diesel motor home. The battery cable may become dislodged and come in contact with the driver shaft causing entanglement or abrasion to the battery cable.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could lead to an electrical short which may result in a fire or un-commanded vehicle shutdown which may result in a loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace damage battery cables and secure the battery cable harness above the drive shaft free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during june 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 90519.

  3. 09V056000Received . 3,782 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood is recalling 3,782 my 2006-2009 providence, excursion, expedition, discovery and boulder diesel motor homes. The battery cable is routed too close to a sharp edge located on top of a shelf installed over the driveshaft.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can cause abrasion to the battery cable insulation, leading to an electrical short and possibly a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will re-route the cable away from the sharp edge location. This service will be performed for you free of charge. The recall began on may, 26 2009. Owners may contact fleetwood at 800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 90209. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 08V292000Received . 226 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood is recalling 226 my 2008-2009 american allegiance, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder diesel, discovery, excursion, expedition, fiesta lx, pace arrow, providence, revolution le, southwind, class a motor homes, and icon, jamboree, jamboree gt, jamboree sport, pulse, tioga, and tioga ranger class c motor homes. These motor homes fail to comply with the requirements of the code of federal regulations, part 567, 'certification.' the occupant and cargo carrying capacity were calculated incorrectly allowing additional load carrying capacity.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Overloading may have an adverse affect on motor home handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood will mail a corrected federal certification label along with installation instructions to the affected motor home owners. Owners who do not feel comfortable installing this label can take their motor home to any fleetwood dealer and the dealer will install the label for them. The recall began on july 28, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 80624. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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. 19962
  2. 19974
  3. 19982
  4. 19992
  5. 20002
  6. 20012
  7. 20023
  8. 20034
  9. 20043
  10. 20052
  11. 20065
  12. 20073
  13. 20087
  14. 20094
  15. 20102
  16. 20113
  17. 20131
  18. 20143
  19. 20172
  20. 20184
  21. 20190
  22. 20201
  23. 20212
  24. 20222
  25. 20233
  26. 20241

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. 2009 Fleetwood Discovery: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/discovery/2009/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FLEETWOOD RV, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 Fleetwood Discovery?
4,479 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 2009 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Fleetwood Discovery open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.