Recall Register

2004 Fleetwood Wilderness: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness. 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 10 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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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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Recall campaigns

9 campaigns, newest first. 307,922 units in total.

  • 08V320000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 07V120000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 05V511000Equipment / Other / Labels
  • 05V433000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings
  • 05V289000Structure
  • 04V310000Wheels
  • 04V145000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  • 03V437000Wheels
  • 03V452000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

  1. 08V320000Received . 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: .

  2. 07V120000Received . 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: .

  3. 05V511000Received . 48 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain travel trailers fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120 "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." the tire and loading information placard contains incorrect "load range "b" information regarding the maximum cargo carrying capacity. The correct tire is a load range "c".
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fully loaded travel trailer will overload the tires, which could lead to tire failure, loss of vehicle control, and could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace tires that are marked "load range "b" and replace it with a "load range "c" tire. The recall began on november 30, 2005. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 51024. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 05V433000Received . 180 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain fifth wheel trailers, the propane gas lines that run through the floor of the slide out room penetrate the floor too far from the outside wall causing the potential for pinched lines during slide out room operation.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could lead to a propane gas leak and the potential for an explosion and/or fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and, as necessary, reroute the propane gas line. This recall began on october 24, 2005. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 50825. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 05V289000Received . 496 units.

    Structure

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain fifth wheel travel trailers have missing welds on the chassis cross-members.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause the cross-member to become dislodged, creating a road hazard if the fifth wheel travel trailer is in motion, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Lippert components, in conjunction with fleetwood, will inspect the cross-members for missing welds, repair the welds if necessary, and add additional support to the affected area. Owners may contact lippert directly at 1-866-524-7821 to make arrangements to have this inspection and repair performed. The recall began on august 4, 2005.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 50615. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 04V310000Received . 3,426 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain fifth wheel and conventional travel trailers equipped with aluminum wheels may not have had the proper wheel lug nut torque applied. Additionally, paint applied to the mating surface of the hub may cause the lug nuts to be more sensitive to loosening during the initial settling-in of components and after a wheel has been removed for service.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A wheel separation could occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect, repair, or replace any damaged wheels, lug nuts, lug studs, and mating surfaces. Dealers will also remove paint film from the mating surfaces. The recall began on august 5, 2004. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 40521. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 04V145000Received . 765 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with siemens q circuit breaker, the circuit breakers were mis-marked.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in an overheated conductor in a sustained overload condition which could cause personal injury and/or property damage.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the circuit breaker if necessary. Owner notification is expected to begin by april 5, 2004. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 40322. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  8. 03V437000Received . 4,933 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers, the owner manuals either do not contain the wheel lug nut torque information or contain incorrect wheel lug nut torque information for the optional "aluminum wheel"
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle operation without the proper torque applied to the wheel lug nuts could result in the lug nuts becoming loose and a wheel separation that could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with a label and insert to be added to the owner's manual. If the vehicle has the "aluminum wheel" option, owners are requested to bring their vehicle into a dealer to have the wheel lug nuts torqued to the proper specifications. Owner notification began november 26, 2003. Owners should contact fleetwood at 1-800-445-3307.

    Report filed by FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 31028. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  9. 03V452000Received . 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..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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

10 complaints, 12 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.

2004 Fleetwood Wilderness: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure7
Equipment3
Suspension1
Tires1
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
7 Jul 2009

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.

Complaints about the 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE06005Preliminary evaluationINADVERTENT SLIDE-OUT EXTENSION MOVEMENTEquipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer20 Jan 20062 May 2006
EA04009Engineering analysisWHEEL SEPARATIONSWheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs17 Mar 200424 Nov 200404V310000

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. 19752
  2. 19762
  3. 19771
  4. 19811
  5. 19822
  6. 19831
  7. 19841
  8. 19880
  9. 19930
  10. 19941
  11. 19951
  12. 19960
  13. 19972
  14. 19982
  15. 19992
  16. 20002
  17. 20012
  18. 20022
  19. 20033
  20. 20049
  21. 20053
  22. 20063
  23. 20072

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. 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/fleetwood/wilderness/2004/. 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 ENTERPRISES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness?
307,922 units in 9 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Fleetwood Wilderness have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood Wilderness, model years 1975 to 2007. 9 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness name most often?
Structure: 7 of 12 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Fleetwood Wilderness open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.