1996 Fleetwood Discovery

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Vehicle Speed Control	1		0	0	0
Suspension › Front	1		0	0	0
Structure › Body › Door	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections00V204000

Filed Jul 27, 20004,967 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX HYDRAULIC LINES ARE ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO A SHARP EDGE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE LINES TO RUPTURE AND RESULT IN A HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK.

Risk. THIS FLUID LEAKAGE CAN CAUSE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGED HOSES AS NECESSARY, AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED HYDRAULIC LINES.

Visibility › Windshield98V147000

Filed Jun 26, 1998895 vehiclesFleetwood Ent., Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS," FOR AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF TINT.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN BACKING UP, WHEN USING THE MIRRORS FOR LANE CHANGES, OR WHENEVER LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WINDOWS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body › Door

Filed Jul 23, 2001CA

EVEN WITH BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER DOOR LOCK ON THE DOOR KEEPS COMING OPEN ON THE ROAD WHEN MOVING! THE DOOR MECH. WAS CHECKED AND AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF WEAR. THIS HAPPEN 4 TIMES WITH IN 1200 MILES.

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Jul 28, 1999FL

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGEMENT, WAS ON RECALL BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FURNISH THE PROPER KIT TO DO THE REPAIR. YH

Suspension › Front

Filed Sep 22, 1998MI

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT VEHICLE IS PULLING VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CAPACITY OF THE FRONT AXLE IS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2024	0	1	0	Routine
2023	0	3	0	Routine
2022	0	2	0	Routine
2021	1	2	0	Routine
2020	1	1	0	Routine
2019	2	0	0	Routine
2018	0	4	0	Routine
2017	1	2	0	Routine
2014	1	3	0	Routine
2013	1	1	0	Routine
2011	0	3	0	Routine
2010	0	2	0	Routine
2009	0	4	0	Routine
2008	3	7	1	Routine
2007	4	3	0	Routine
2006	9	5	0	Routine
2005	17	2	0	Routine
2004	12	3	0	Routine
2003	6	4	1	Routine
2002	2	3	0	Routine
2001	9	2	0	Routine
2000	9	2	0	Routine
1999	16	2	0	Routine
1998	18	2	0	Routine
1997	13	4	4	Routine
1996 — this page	3	2	0	Routine

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Reading this record

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: Jul 27, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.