2003 Fleetwood Fiesta: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2003 Fleetwood Fiesta. The newest campaign is 08V320000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Jul 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 08V320000, in the NHTSA record

Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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 the owner 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. 314,248 units in total.

08V32000015 Jul 2008Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
07V12000019 Mar 2007Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
06V11500012 Apr 2006Electrical System
04V35200020 Jul 2004Trailer Hitches
03V4520004 Nov 2003Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

08V320000Received 15 Jul 2008. 70,101 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery, providence, excursion, expedition, revolution, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition diesel class a motor homes; jamboree tioga class c motor homes; and prowler, wilderness, terry, mallard, pioneer, pride and triumph conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerators manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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
If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). 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 the owner 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: 24 Oct 2008.
07V120000Received 19 Mar 2007. 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: 10 May 2007.
06V115000Received 12 Apr 2006. 7,205 units.
Electrical System
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101 "controls and displays" and no. 105 "hydraulic and electric brake systems." if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the ABS telltale when the ABS is not properly functioning does not always occur.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
At night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign and reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC..
04V352000Received 20 Jul 2004. 8,969 units.
Trailer Hitches
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain motor homes equipped with draw tite hitch receivers may be missing one or more welds between the hitch receiver box and the bottom support plate.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The welds could break, allowing the hitch receiver box and the towed load to separate from the towing vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the hitch receiver. The recall is expected to begin during august 2004. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 40715. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Aug 2004.
03V452000Received 4 Nov 2003. 60,877 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. This could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. Consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact samsung at 800-932-3837 or fleetwood at 1-800-629-8454.
Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC..

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Complaints by component

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

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2003 Fleetwood Fiesta
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE06005	Preliminary evaluation	INADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENT	Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer	20 Jan 2006	2 May 2006

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.

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

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2003 Fleetwood FiestaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Fleetwood Fiesta: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/fiesta/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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 ENTERPRISES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Fleetwood Fiesta?: 314,248 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 Fiesta have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood Fiesta, model years 1997 to 2010. 5 of them name the 2003 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Fleetwood Fiesta open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.