1991 Fleetwood Southwind

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the parking brake. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels1
010
Tires1
000
Suspension › Rear1
000
Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing1
000
Structure › Body1
000
Parking Brake1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure93E024000
Filed Aug 20, 19931,190 vehiclesHwh Corporation

Defect. THE FRONT LEFT JACK ON THESE MOTORHOMES MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

Risk. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED JACKS CAN JAM THE STEERING ARMWHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE FAILURE TOTURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT.

Remedy. A STOP WILL BE ADDED TO THE REAR TWO MOUNTING BOLTS OF THE JACK.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Jul 9, 20131,000 milesCT

TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM INNER WITH STEEL BELTS. DRIVERS SIDE BEGAN TO TEAR APART AND THEN PASSENGER FROM ABOUT 100 MILES LATER. BOTH ON FRONT. *TR

WheelsFire
Filed Jan 27, 200350,263 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. *AK HEAT SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Jan 24, 2003MI

CONSUMER STATES A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Suspension › Rear
Filed Oct 13, 1999CA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL NOTICED A BAD SOUND UNDER TRAILER. TOOK TRAILER TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION TORE OUT ON ONE SIDE. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED TAG TORK ARM BRACKET AND BRUSHES. *AK *ML

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 26, 1998OR

RECALL REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPLETED HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE REPAIR.

Parking Brake
Filed Aug 4, 1997CA

THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION ON AN INCLINE. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FREELY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPRINGS. *AK

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20231600Routine
20221500Routine
20211600Routine
20201500Routine
20190200Routine
20180400Routine
20171100Routine
20161300Routine
20150200Routine
20141300Routine
20123100Routine
20110400Routine
20100300Routine
20090100Routine
20080200Routine
20073300Routine
20064600Routine
20058410Routine
200413810Routine
200324810Routine
20024500Routine
20014400Routine
20008400Routine
19997200Routine
199813110Routine
19978200Routine
199611102Fatalities reported
199515000Routine
19949010Routine
19935210Routine
19922100Routine
1991 — this page6110Routine
19904110Routine

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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: Aug 20, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.