Fleetwood Southwind
The Fleetwood Southwind appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1979 to 2023: 48 recall campaigns (116 model-year entries) and 162 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is service brakes, hydraulic (168.9 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by structure (88.9).
The 2003 model year has the most complaints (24). Recall campaigns peaked in 2006 with 4; complaints were received in the largest number in 1998 (17). Within Fleetwood, this line ranks 2 of 54 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 28,545 |
| 1980 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 28,545 |
| 1981 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 28,545 |
| 1982 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 28,545 |
| 1983 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 1 | 27% | 29,386 |
| 1984 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 3 | 81% | 44,402 |
| 1985 Fleetwood Southwind | 3 | 1 | 27% | 56,861 |
| 1986 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 1 | 27% | 12,459 |
| 1987 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 1 | 27% | 36,413 |
| 1988 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 2 | 54% | 36,413 |
| 1989 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 3 | 81% | 20,733 |
| 1990 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 4 | 109% | 20,413 |
| 1991 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 0 | 6 | 163% | — |
| 1992 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 0 | 2 | 54% | — |
| 1993 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 5 | 136% | 359 |
| 1994 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 0 | 9 | 244% | — |
| 1995 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 0 | 15 | 407% | — |
| 1996 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 11 | 299% | 881 |
| 1997 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 8 | 217% | 167,337 |
| 1998 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 13 | 353% | 167,096 |
| 1999 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 7 | 190% | 167,372 |
| 2000 Fleetwood Southwind | 4 | 8 | 217% | 239,443 |
| 2001 Fleetwood Southwind | 4 | 4 | 109% | 239,676 |
| 2002 Fleetwood Southwind | 5 | 4 | 109% | 246,360 |
| 2003 Fleetwood Southwind | 8 | 24 | 652% | 322,541 |
| 2004 Fleetwood Southwind | 8 | 13 | 353% | 323,715 |
| 2005 Fleetwood Southwind | 4 | 8 | 217% | 79,415 |
| 2006 Fleetwood Southwind | 6 | 4 | 109% | 81,914 |
| 2007 Fleetwood Southwind | 3 | 3 | 81% | 78,468 |
| 2008 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 0 | 0% | 735 |
| 2009 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 226 |
| 2010 Fleetwood Southwind | 3 | 0 | 0% | 143 |
| 2011 Fleetwood Southwind | 4 | 0 | 0% | 1,210 |
| 2012 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 1 | 27% | 703 |
| 2014 Fleetwood Southwind | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1,154 |
| 2015 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 0 | 0% | 966 |
| 2016 Fleetwood Southwind | 3 | 1 | 27% | 981 |
| 2017 Fleetwood Southwind NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2,055 |
| 2018 Fleetwood Southwind | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5,921 |
| 2019 Fleetwood Southwind | 2 | 0 | 0% | 3,779 |
| 2020 Fleetwood Southwind | 5 | 0 | 0% | 10,927 |
| 2021 Fleetwood Southwind | 6 | 0 | 0% | 9,386 |
| 2022 Fleetwood Southwind | 5 | 0 | 0% | 10,474 |
| 2023 Fleetwood Southwind | 6 | 0 | 0% | 10,953 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Fleetwood Southwind complaints (225 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Fleetwood model lines
- Bounder 135 recalls · 301 complaints
- Southwind 116 recalls · 162 complaints
- Pace Arrow 74 recalls · 148 complaints
- Discovery 69 recalls · 125 complaints
- Prowler 47 recalls · 104 complaints
- Jamboree 54 recalls · 64 complaints
- Wilderness 44 recalls · 61 complaints
- Tioga 47 recalls · 60 complaints
- Flair 89 recalls · 52 complaints
- Terry 50 recalls · 52 complaints
- American Eagle 59 recalls · 41 complaints
- Storm 60 recalls · 32 complaints
- Expedition 34 recalls · 31 complaints
- Pacearrow 24 recalls · 31 complaints
- Excursion 38 recalls · 27 complaints
- American Tradition 44 recalls · 23 complaints
- Revolution 22 recalls · 20 complaints
- Terra 41 recalls · 18 complaints
- Bounder Diesel 22 recalls · 16 complaints
- American Dream 22 recalls · 15 complaints
- Mallard 21 recalls · 15 complaints
- Providence 38 recalls · 13 complaints
- Fiesta 37 recalls · 10 complaints
- Pioneer 21 recalls · 8 complaints
- Tioga SL 17 recalls · 7 complaints
- Triumph 19 recalls · 6 complaints
- Limited 14 recalls · 4 complaints
- Revolution Le 14 recalls · 4 complaints
- Folding Trailer 8 recalls · 4 complaints
- American Heritage 38 recalls · 3 complaints
- Icon 11 recalls · 3 complaints
- Fiesta LX 10 recalls · 3 complaints
- Jamboree Rallye 6 recalls · 3 complaints
- Jamboree GT 19 recalls · 2 complaints
- Pulse 13 recalls · 2 complaints
- Tioga Arrow 6 recalls · 2 complaints
- Tioga Ranger 14 recalls · 1 complaints
- Bounder Classic 13 recalls · 1 complaints
- American Allegiance 6 recalls · 1 complaints
- Tioga Montara 5 recalls · 1 complaints
- Fortis 29 recalls · 0 complaints
- Pride 19 recalls · 0 complaints
- Jamboree Sport 15 recalls · 0 complaints
- Discovery LXE 12 recalls · 0 complaints
- Flex 12 recalls · 0 complaints
- Pace Arrow LXE 7 recalls · 0 complaints
- Eagle 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Eleganza 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Encounter 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Jamboree Searcher 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Frontier 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- Palisade 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- Santana 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- Axon 2 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Fleetwood Southwind model years have the most recalls?
2003 (8), 2004 (8), 2006 (6). Across model years 1979–2023 there are 48 distinct campaigns.
Which Fleetwood Southwind model year has the most complaints?
2003, with 24 of the line's 162 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Fleetwood Southwind complain about?
service brakes, hydraulic (168.9 per 1,000 mentions), structure (88.9 per 1,000 mentions), parking brake (84.4 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.