Recall Register

2011 Fleetwood Southwind: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2011 Fleetwood Southwind. The newest campaign is 11V399000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Aug 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers. 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, 11V399000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breakers if necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on august 25, 2011. Owners may contact fleetwood owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,210 units in total.

  • 11V399000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  • 11V298000Electrical System / Wiring
  • 11V074000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 11V009000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Tank Assembly

  1. 11V399000Received . 408 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood RV is recalling certain model year 2010 american eagle, american tradition, discovery, revolution le, and model year 2011 american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder classic, discovery, expedition, providence, revolution le, and southwind class a motor homes equipped with murray or siemens brand circuit breakers. These circuit breakers have a non-conforming "spring clip" plug-in assembly that breaks or fails to provide sufficient force to maintain a proper electrical connection in the panel board.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could lead to excessive temperature, arcing or thermal damage at the connection point, and potential damage to the panel board's electrical insulation. This could lead to fire, property damage, or personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breakers if necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on august 25, 2011. Owners may contact fleetwood owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD RV, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 110728FRV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 11V298000Received . 703 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood RV is recalling certain model year 2011 bounder classic, storm and terra class a motor homes built on ford chassis and manufactured from may 21, 2010, through february 11, 2011. Certain model year 2011 bounder and southwind class a motor homes built on ford chassis and manufactured from may 24, 2010 through may 18, 2011; and certain model year 2012 bounder and southwind class a motor homes built on ford chassis and manufactured from may 16, 2011 through june 15, 2011. A wire harness that is routed under the motor home, near the chassis rail, can contact a heat shield located next to the passenger side engine exhaust manifold. The close proximity can cause the harness to melt or be otherwise damaged.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A damaged wire harness can result in an electrical short, result in intermittent operation of electrical systems vehicle "shut down", and/or lead to a fire, and may result in loss of vehicle control, injury, or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and reroute the wire harness away from the heat shield. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during june 2011. Owners may contact fleetwood owner relations at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD RV, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 110520FRV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 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: .

  4. 11V009000Received . 11 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fleetwood is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 southwind and model year 2010 bounder class-a motor homes. The lpg tank can come into contact with the spring shackle carrier bolt and damage the lpg tank.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The damage has the potential to lead to an unintended release of lpg gas and could result in a fire which may lead to death, injury or loss of the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and inspect the propane tank and if necessary, replace the propane tank free of charge. The safety recall began on march 2, 2011. Owners may contact fleetwood RV at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD RV, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 110103FRV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 19791
  2. 19801
  3. 19811
  4. 19821
  5. 19832
  6. 19842
  7. 19853
  8. 19861
  9. 19872
  10. 19882
  11. 19892
  12. 19901
  13. 19910
  14. 19920
  15. 19931
  16. 19940
  17. 19950
  18. 19961
  19. 19972
  20. 19981
  21. 19992
  22. 20004
  23. 20014
  24. 20025
  25. 20038
  26. 20048
  27. 20054
  28. 20066
  29. 20073
  30. 20082
  31. 20091
  32. 20103
  33. 20114
  34. 20121
  35. 20143
  36. 20152
  37. 20163
  38. 20171
  39. 20184
  40. 20192
  41. 20205
  42. 20216
  43. 20225
  44. 20236

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. 2011 Fleetwood Southwind: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/southwind/2011/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2011 Fleetwood Southwind?
1,210 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 Southwind have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood Southwind, model years 1979 to 2023. 4 of them name the 2011 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Fleetwood Southwind open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.