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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Fleetwood Southwind Recalls

The 2012 Fleetwood Southwind has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2011.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Fleetwood Southwind. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Fleetwood Southwind, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

1 recall on the 2012 Fleetwood Southwind

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
11V298000
Reported
May 24, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 703
Risk NHTSA names
fire, injury and death
Same campaign
also 4 other models

11V298000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Fleetwood Southwind complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Fleetwood Southwind, the newest on June 22, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (33%).

In complaints about the 2012 Fleetwood Southwind, the component group named most often is the electrical system (67%), followed by the steering (67%) and the engine (33%).

The 2012 Fleetwood Southwind's only recall also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Steering2
  • Engine1
  • Structure1
  • Suspension1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Fleetwood Southwind received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20121
20201
20211

Complaints about the 2012 Fleetwood Southwind peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2012 Fleetwood Southwind are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Fleetwood Southwind by model year

Other 2012 Fleetwood models

Newest record on this page: June 22, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted