Owners filed 12 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › steering wheel/handle bar. It has been recalled 3 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
2
0
0
0
Wheels › Rim
1
0
0
0
Visibility › Windshield
1
0
0
0
Suspension
1
0
0
0
Structure › Frame and Members
1
0
0
0
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Axle Assembly
1
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
1
0
1
0
3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar92V052000
Filed Apr 14, 199220,413 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.
Defect. THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT NUT RETAINING CLIP MAY BE MISSING. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE LACK OF A RETAINING CLIP WILL ALLOW THE NUT TO WORK LOOSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
Risk. STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CANRESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. INSPECT STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP. IF CLIP IS MISSING, INSTALL A STEERING WHEEL NUT RETAINING CLIP, OR HAVE A DEALER INSPECT AND INSTALL A CLIP. FLEETWOOD ADVISES OWNERS NOT TO OPERATE THE MOTORHOMES UNTIL A STEERING WHEEL NUT INSPECTION AND CLIP INSTALLATION IS COMPLETED.
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage90V060000
Filed Mar 26, 1990155 vehiclesBostrom Corporation
Defect. METAL FORMED ENDS OF SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE BAR MAY BE CRACKED.
Risk. SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES WOULD NOT SUSTAIN SEAT BELT LOADS INA CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT.
Remedy. REPLACE TOP PLATE WELDMENT, INCLUDING SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE BAR, ON SEAT PEDESTALS.
Unknown or Other90V020000
Filed Jan 7, 1990748 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.
Defect. THE TELEVISION MOUNTED IN THE FRONT OVERHEAD CABINET MAY BE INSECURELY MOUNTED, AND COULD VIBRATE LOOSE AND FALL.
Risk. FALLING TV COULD STRIKE THE DRIVER OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, OR COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy. ADD TWO RETAINING BRACKETS TO PREVENT THE TV FROM MOVING OUT OF ITS CABINET.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Dec 24, 200364,000 milesDE
I HAVE A 1990 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER 32' THAT I PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. BOTH OF MY WINDSHIELDS ARE POPPING OUT. THE GLASS REPAIR PLACE THAT I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THEM AND THEY CAN NOT GET THEM BACK IN PLACE.*AK THE FIN IS [XXX] AND THE VIN IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Wheels › Rim
Filed Jul 31, 2001TX
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE TURNPIKE, MOTORHOME LOST ITS RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE FROM THE AXLE, THE TIRE STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR OF THE MOTORHOME CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAMPER WHICH HAS A FIVE INCH HOLE FROM THE TIRE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CENTER RIM WORE OUT RESULTING IN THE REAR OUTER TIRE TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE AXLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-91-322)*JB
Suspension
Filed Jun 5, 2001MN
I BOUGHT THE RV FROM LANDRYS THEY WERE INFORMED FROM ME THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS BROKE THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING OF IT BASICALLY I HAD TO BUY IT AS IS OR WALK BACK TO MINN MORRYDE SAID THEY WOULD SEND ME PARTS FOR FREE BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED FROM THE FACTORY.*AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 17, 1999CA
NO SUMMARY
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jun 21, 1999CA
REPLACEMENT OF TWO FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. MJS
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Dec 18, 1997CA
OWNER HAD NUMEROUS POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM.OWNER STATES POWER STEERING PUMP HOSE CAUSED BRAKE BOOSTER TO GO OUT. ALSO ,STEERING FAILURE, HOSE APPEARS TO GET CRIMPED, CAUSING FLUIDS TO BACKUP.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Sep 9, 1997NY
WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AND CUTTING OFF THE IGNITON SWITCH THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Mar 10, 1997TX
FIRE WAS "SHOOTING" FROM THE TAILPIPE.
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 27, 1997TX
STEERING WHEEL RETAINING CLIP, THAT ENSURES THE NUT HOLDING STEERING WHEEL TO STEERING SHAFT DOES NOT COME OFF STEERING SHAFT, HAS BEEN MISSING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (92V-052). *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Dec 20, 1996NJ
STRUCTURE/FRAME AND MEMBERS TO THE BODY CRACKED, THE PARTS ARE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH, CRACKED WHILE DRIVING, MFR. OF THE MOR-RYDE CO. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust SystemFire
Filed Nov 28, 1995TX
FLAMES COME UP THE CARBURETOR INSIDE THE COCAH AND OUT THE TAIL PIPE RIGHT AT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. MICHELIN TIRES, RADIAL, 8R195XZALRF, EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT IN THE MIDDLE ON THE SIDE. TAG AXLE TWISTS AND RUBS BRAKES CAUSING LOCK UP, BUSHINGS KEEP FALLING OUT. STEERING COLUMN FAULTY. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE. *SLC
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Apr 14, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.