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Fleetwood Southwind Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 18 recall campaigns for the Fleetwood Southwind, across 8 model years from 2012 to 2023. The 2023 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (1).

Model years
8

2012–2023, with a recall

Recall campaigns
18
Most recalls
2023

6 recalls

Owner complaints
78

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 78 complaints with NHTSA about the Fleetwood Southwind across 16 model years; the most, 24, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Fleetwood Southwind complaints (3%) and a fire on 3.

Across all Fleetwood Southwind model years, owners name the service brakes, hydraulic most often (at least 22 complaints), then the visibility (12).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Fleetwood Southwind in 2010: 16, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Fleetwood Southwind is equipment, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Fleetwood Southwind recall, 25V121000, was reported on February 27, 2025 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system.

Fleetwood Southwind years to avoid

Too few Fleetwood Southwind model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Fleetwood Southwind, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202361—not ranked
2022511not ranked
2021611not ranked
2020511not ranked
2017110not ranked
2016311not ranked
2014310not ranked
2012131not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Fleetwood Southwind years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Fleetwood Southwind

  • EQUIPMENT5
  • SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC4
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER4
  • TRAILER HITCHES4
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS3
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:MATERIALS:FLOORING2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM2
  • EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1

Fleetwood Southwind model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Fleetwood Southwind recall campaign (18)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Fleetwood Southwind, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V121000February 27, 2025engine and engine cooling: exhaust system2022–2023crash, injury and death2,666
23V351000May 18, 2023trailer hitches2020–2023crash1,186
23V166000March 14, 2023latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock2023injury479
22V949000December 22, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems2021–2023fire1,540
22V832000November 9, 2022equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2022–2023injury687
22V655000August 30, 2022suspension: adjustment: automatic electrical/hydraulic2020–2023fire4,395
21V395000May 26, 2021equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: materials: flooring2020–2021injury and death538
20V706000November 16, 2020equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2021injury160
20V615000October 6, 2020equipment2020–2021fire1,567
19V860000December 4, 2019equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer2020injury and death3,241
18V202000March 28, 2018equipment2017crash and injury2,055
17V584000September 20, 2017electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2016fire and injury934
15V751000November 13, 2015equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: water heater2016injury15
15V434000July 7, 2015structure2016injury32
13V580000November 20, 2013seat belts: front: buckle assembly2014injury774
13V217000May 22, 2013equipment2014crash and injury184
13V189000May 10, 2013equipment2014crash and injury196
11V298000May 24, 2011electrical system: wiring2012fire, injury and death703

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Fleetwood Southwind. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: April 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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