1995 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND

0 recalls — 20 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

20 total complaints 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	1

Incident date: Oct 1, 2005

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN PARK POSITION THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARDS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97S92 AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED. *JG

Incident date: Aug 9, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S92 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, FOR PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *SLC

Incident date: Aug 9, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S92 AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, FOR PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP. *SLC

AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES AT ANY ROAD SPEED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES, MULTIPLE DEALER REPAIRS HAVE NOT WORKED. OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM - REF. FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE, APRIL 2000 (VOL 37 #... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2000

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE THE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, IF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS HIGH BRAKES WOULD NOT SET, IT WOULD OVERRIDE THE ACTUATOR. IF IT WAS LOW, THE ACTUATOR WOULD NOT OVERRIDE THE SPRING. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE PRESSURE ACTUATOR SWITCH. THIS WAS THE THIRD ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 28, 1999

STICKING FAILURE MAGIC CHEF HIGH OUTPUT STOVE VALVE WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN HOT, PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAW

Incident date: May 4, 1999

WINDSHIELD IS FALLING OUT FROM THE MOTORHOME. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 6, 1998

THE FRONT AIR SUSPENSION MALFUNCTIONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH LET THE AIR OUT 2 TIMES, MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jul 29, 1998

ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILED.

Incident date: Jun 25, 1998

FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL.

Incident date: Jan 15, 1998

RIGHT FRONT LEAF SPRING BROKE TWICE.

Incident date: Sep 19, 1996

AIR PUMP FAILED, ALTERNATOR REPLACE THREE TIMES.

Incident date: Sep 19, 1996

AIR PUMP FAILED, ALTERNATOR REPLACE THREE TIMES.

BRAKE FAILURE.

1 injured

Incident date: Apr 29, 1996

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *AW

Incident date: Mar 1, 1995

GENERATOR FAILED. *SKD

STABILITY FOR MANUVERING IS POOR W/CAUSE MANUFACTURING ONE SIDE OF MOTORHOME HEAVIER THAN OTHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: May 30, 1995

INCORRECT WIRING TO IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED IGNITION TO SHORT OUT/FAIL. *SKD

ONLY HAD MOTOR HOME EIGHT WEEK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT HAS A CRACK WALL INSIDE,DEALER SHOULD REPLACING THE SHOWER THERE WORK ON IT. TT

NHTSA Safety Investigations — FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1990

FRONT BRAKES FAIL

There is no summary currently available

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1985

CO INTRUSION

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER:THE MANUFACTURER ADVISEDTHAT THE AUXILIARY POWER UNITS (APU'S) AND THEIR EXHAUST SYSTEMS ARE ALLFACTORY INSTALLED.IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED TWO INSTANCESOF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) ASPHYXIATION WITH THREE FATALITIES.HOWEVER,THESE WERE NOT IN THE ... SUBJECT 1985 MODEL VEHICLES BUT IN EARLIER MODELS.IT WAS DISCLOSED THAT ONE HAD BEEN AN AFTERMARKET TAILPIPE REPLACEMENTPROBLEM AND THE OTHER RELATED TO PARKING IN A SNOWBANK.ANALYSIS:A MODEL 33 UNIT IN RICHLAND, WA, WAS EXAMINED.THE INVESTI-GATOR CONFIRMED THAT THE UNIT HAD NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITHINSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN(85V-138).PICTURES TAKEN SHOWED THAT THE APU EXHAUST OUTLETS FOR BOTHTHE PRODUCTION AND MODIFIED VERSIONS SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS EXPRESSED INTHE ANSI STANDARD FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 4.3.TESTS FOR CO INTRUSION WITH THE APU IN OPERATION SHOWED OFF-SCALE (ABOVE500 PARTS PER MILLION) READINGS IN THE REAR CENTER TO LEFT REAR CORNERWHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE A TRANSVERSELY LOCATED BED.THE VEHICLECUSTODIAN WOULD PERMIT NO DISTURBANCE OF THE BED.PICTURES AND VISUALEXAMINATION OF THE UNDERBODY REVEALED THE APU TAIL PIPE TO BE CRUSHED ANDMISLOCATED INSIDE THE CORNER OF THE SKIRTING SURROUNDING THE BODY.THEVEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS ONE TO WHICH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL APPLIED;THE ANGLED TAILPIPE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY ONE WHICH EXITS AT NINETYDEGREES FROM THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND FORWARD OF THE APU.A SECOND ISSUE CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE WAS RAISED BY THE ATTORNEY REPRE-SENTING THE DECEASED'S ESTATE.HE CLAIMED THAT IMPACT WITH A FIXEDOBJECT CAUSED THE REAR WALL TO BE SEPARATED SO THAT THE LOWER SILL OF THEREAR WINDOW COULD BE OBSERVED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.INFORMATION FROMTHE MANUFACTURER REVEALED THAT AN OUTER COSMETIC SKIN HAD BEEN ADDEDTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS A BEAUTY TREATMENT.THE OBSERVED LOWERSILL WAS IN FACT PART OF THE METAL REINFORCEMENT FOR THE REAR WALL.THEMULTIPLICITY OF WITNESS MARKS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE BODY SKIRT INDICATESTHAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN GROUNDED MORE THAN ONCE.EXAMINATION OF THE CURBIN FRONT OF THE DECEASED'S RESIDENCE REVEALED A NUMBER OF SCRAPE MARKSRESULTING FROM CONTACT BY THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME.ANOTHER ISSUE CONCERNING A SOUTHWIND J MODEL WAS RAISED BY A FLORIDAATTORNEY.HE CORRECTLY POINTED OUT THAT THE DESIGNATION, J, HAD BEENOMITTED FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY DEFECT NOTIFICATION.INQUIRY TO THEMANUFACTURER REVEALED THAT THE DESIGNATION HAD BEEN INADVERTENTLY OMITTEDFROM THE RECALL NOTICE BUT THAT ALL THE J MODELS HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THERECALL BECAUSE THE J MODEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WERE INCLUDED IN THELISTING USED FOR CONSUMER MAILINGS.RECOMMENDATION:CLOSE THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION.===Read more

FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND across all model years (1979–2023).

119 Total Recalls

238 Total Complaints

2 Investigations

4 Reported Crashes

11 Reported Fires

2 Reported Deaths

FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND — Year by Year

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Year	Recalls	Complaints
2023	6	2	View
2022	5	1	View
2021	6	1	View
2020	5	3	View
2019	2	0	View
2018	4	0	View
2017	1	1	View
2016	3	2	View
2015	2	0	View
2014	3	1	View
2012	1	7	View
2011	4	0	View
2010	3	0	View
2009	1	0	View
2008	2	0	View
2007	3	3	View
2006	6	5	View
2005	4	12	View
2004	8	14	View
2003	8	24	View
2002	5	5	View
2001	4	6	View
2000	4	22	View
1999	2	17	View
1998	1	14	View
1997	2	11	View
1996	1	14	View
1995 (current)	0	20
1994	0	13	View
1993	2	6	View
1992	1	2	View
1991	1	7	View
1990	1	8	View
1989	2	3	View
1988	2	2	View
1987	2	5	View
1986	1	2	View
1985	3	1	View
1984	2	3	View
1983	2	1	View
1982	1	0	View
1981	1	0	View
1980	1	0	View
1979	1	0	View

Other FLEETWOOD Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
5TD	0	0	View
ADVANTAGE	0	0	View
ALL MODELS	0	0	View
ALTITUDE	0	0	View
AMERICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	View
AMERICAN COACH	0	0	View
AMERICAN DREAM	0	0	View
AMERICAN EAGLE	0	0	View

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