1999 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND

2 recalls — 17 complaints — 3 TSBs

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

Defect Description

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Consequence

RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICY... Read more

167,096 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. THE GENERATOR EXHAUST GASES CAN ACCUMULATE BENEATH THE SLIDE OUT PORTION OF THE MOTOR HOME AND CAN SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR.

Consequence

THIS SEEPAGE CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING TO PERSONS INSIDE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE WITH A NEW EXHAUST PIPE DESIGNED TO TERMINATE AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN UNDER THE EXTENDED SLIDE OUT ROOM.

276 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: FLEETWOOD ENT., INC.

Complaint Statistics

17 total complaints 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	2
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT	1
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:SLIDE-IN CAMPER	1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	1

Incident date: Jun 15, 2009

I HAVE A 1999 FLEETWOOD 35' RV WITH AUTO PARK. WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRIP--THE AUTO PARK LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON--WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED THINGS OUT--THERE WAS NO FIRE--BUT AVERY STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING--WE LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE AUTO PARK BRAKE PADS. THE MO... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FLEETWOOD SOUTH WIND. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000). THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE JANUARY OF 2008. AS OF FEBR... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT OUT PRIOR WARNING FUSE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING PARKING BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION TO SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT OUT PRIOR WARNING FUSE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING PARKING BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION TO SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT OUT PRIOR WARNING FUSE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING PARKING BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION TO SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Apr 4, 2001

DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT AT TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER. OTHER SIDE BUCKLED AND BROKE.*AK

Incident date: Jan 26, 2000

THE SHOWER AND TOILET LEAKS. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *MJS

Incident date: Jan 26, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *MJS

Incident date: Mar 11, 2000

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V-086) THE MOTORHOME HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH FORMALDEHYDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS CAUSED SEVERE HEADACHES AND PROBLEMS TO THE CONSUMER THAT HAS REQUIRED HOSPITAL TREATMENT, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUI... Read more

1 injured

SINCE DELIVERY, WHEN THE SLIDE-OUT IS OPENED TO ENLARGE THE BEDROOM, THE GROUND CAN BE SEEN. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *MJS

Incident date: Jul 20, 2000

WHILE TESTING THE MOTORHOME DUE TO FUMES, THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT THE LAVATORY FAN WAS WIRED BACKWARDS AND BLOWING AIR INSIDE INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE.(ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *MJS

IN A RAIN STORM DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT, CLEARANCE LIGHT FLICKING AND ENGINE MISFIRES DUE TO DESIGN ERROR THAT ALLOWED WATER TO BE SUCKED INTO THE AIR INTAKE. YH

IGNITION CAME OUT IN HAND. YH

HYDRAULIC JACKS LINES FELL OFF AND GOT TANGLES UP IN THE FRONT TIRE RUINING THE WHEEL. MJS

BOTTOM STORAGE AREA LEAKS WATER, REPAIRED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO LEAK. MJS

HEADLIGHTS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

SLIDE OUT UNIT FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING, SEALS ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE. MJS

Technical Service Bulletins — 1999 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND

3 manufacturer communications from 3 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
162000 STRUCTURE:BODY	1
183000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES	1
072200 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	1

072200 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

FLEETWOOD SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CONSUMER MAINTENANCE ADVISORY, GENERATOR FUEL LINES. FLEETWOOD MOTOR HOME OWNERS. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *PE

162000 STRUCTURE:BODY

THIS BULLETIN OUTLINES THE PROCEDURE REQUIRED TO CORRECT TIRE INTERFERENCE WITH THE FRONT SKIRT WHEEL OPENING ON UNITS BUILT ON 1999 FORD CHASSIS. *TT

183000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE ON ALL 1999 FORD F53 CHASSIS. *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

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

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 (current)	2	17
1998	1	14	View
1997	2	11	View
1996	1	14	View
1995	0	20	View
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

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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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Technical Service Bulletins — 1999 FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND

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NHTSA Safety Investigations — FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND

FLEETWOOD SOUTHWIND — All Years Overview

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