REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Fleetwood Bounder and 2013-2016 Fleetwood Southwind recreational vehicles. The welds attaching the battery tray may be insufficient. As a result, the tray may separate from underneath the chassis.
Electrical system
Fleetwood Bounder Electrical problems by year
22 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Fleetwood Bounder's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
Electrical complaints by model year
Electrical recalls
Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2010 american eagle, american tradition, discovery, revolution le, and model year 2011 american eagle, american heritage, american tradition, bounder, bounder classic, discovery, expedition, providence, revolution...
Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2011 bounder classic, storm and terra class a motor homes built on ford chassis and manufactured from may 21, 2010, through february 11, 2011. Certain model year 2011 bounder and southwind class a motor homes...
Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2010 bounder, bounder classic, fiesta, southwind and terra class a motor homes manufactured from march 11, 2010 through march 30, 2010. These motor homes were built on workhorse custom chassis and with general...
Fleetwood is recalling 3,782 my 2006-2009 providence, excursion, expedition, discovery and boulder diesel motor homes. The battery cable is routed too close to a sharp edge located on top of a shelf installed over the driveshaft.
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101 "Controls and displays" and no. 105 "Hydraulic and electric brake...
Miswiring of the low beam headlamp receptacle for the replaceable halogen lamp causes a noncompliance to fmvss no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
The electric wire used to power the expandable room hydraulic pump motor was not equipped with a circuit breaker. Overheating of the wire can occur with incorrect expandable room operation.
Misrouted battery cables could come in contact with hot oil cooler lines or sharp objects and damage the insulation.
Latest Bounder electrical complaints
Dash Cluster Short. Replaced due to safety concerns by independent repair shop. Warning light for brake boost (transmission brake) came on with motor running which also told ecm that the parking brake was engaged. This left the possibility of slides and or leveling legs to activate since the motor had to be running and parking brake set to activate the slides and the leveling legs. After replacing the whole dash cluster the check engine light came on. The code indicated that three cylinders were miss firing. Took...
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MH back to the same auto shop and after 40 hours of checking everything that could possibly cause a misfire they could not get codes to clear. The MH was road tested after each component was verified working properly but would still throw same code. Tech determined that the issue then was in the ecm itself. After purchasing special software to access ecm program could not read file. Tech then called Ford Motor Tech Dept asking for a program file for this motor which is a Ford V10 and was told that they did not have a program file for this vehicle. So now if I drive the MH I will not get new warnings if something else goes wrong as the check engine light is already on.
2014 Bounder rv 35k. Consumer writes in regards to the 12 volt system malfunction. *Ld the consumer stated the 12 volt system malfuntioned causing the windshield wipers to fail. The manufacturer was notified, but did not offer any assistance. Updated 11/06/2017*js
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 fleetwood bounder. Upon turning the key, the starter cranked but there was no power to the engine. The contact was in the process of having the vehicle towed when it was noticed that there was excessive fuel leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that squirrels chewed the fuel lines and further testing was required to determine if they could provide a solution to prevent the failure. The dealer mentioned that the failure may have impacted the electrical system and the engine. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was not available.
We were travelling on the i44 east of st.Louis, on 04/14/16 when the first tire on the drivers side rear inside tire blew out, the tread had peeled off the tire and tore out the wiring in the wheel well for the 120 vac and the 12 vdc and damaged 2 compartments and about 5 feet of the tailpipe was crushed. The second tire on the passenger side inside back,(04/16/16), also on the rear inside, blew out while we were travelling on the i70 7 miles from the i270 turnoff west of cincinatti ohio. The tread had also...
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peeled off the tire and also damaged the 2 compartments nearest the tire were heavily damaged and the wiring was also torn out. The appraised value of the damage was $11,000. The tire pressures were checked in both instances and were at an acceptable range ,well below the 100 psi range.
Upon arriving home in south bend, indiana from a trip to san antonio, texas the entry steps did not deploy when I opened the door to step out. A closer look revealed the steps did not deploy because welds in two corners of the battery box that hold the battery box in place had failed allowing the battery box to drop down onto the steps and some wires that ran beneath it. The coach battery box holds two 80 pound deep cycle batteries. The battery box is located inches forward t of lp gas tank and a copper gas...
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line. Our trip ended prior to the forward welds failing which could have resulted in the battery box rupturing the lp gas tan. See attached photos. After I realized what had happened I called the dealership and they picked up the motorhome. After the dealer's service manager spoke with someone at fleetwood, fleetwood authorized transport of the vehicle from the dealership in goshen indiana to their manufacturing facility in decatur indiana for inspection and repairs. The vehicle (motorhome) is waiting at the dealership to be picked up at this time. Updated 12/10/15*lj *tr
Battery cables routed too close to sharp edges on frame ,that could cause a fire. Fleetwood told me they would no longer take care of this recall. Recall #9029 .Dated may 2009. *Tr
Dt: intermittently the dashboard gauge panel went dead. Took the vehicle to dealer, and they replaced the entire gauge package, and today it went dead again. They replaced the panel on april 4, 2005. September 19, 2005 is the first time this happened since it was replaced. The manufacturer knew there was a problem. They did a flash then had a replacement. *Ak
Nar 02/10/2003.. The rv had multiple problems such as the windshield falling out, the roof leaked, there was a propane gas leaked which almost caused a fire, the steering system had to much play, the bolts in the u-joint fell out, the wires feeding the alternator were too tight, the left turn signal was inoperative, the power steering hose and clip broke, radiator fluid leaked, the windshield wipers did not work, the hangars on the exhaust pipe broke. The shower head, drinking faucet, wall mirrors, the slide room...
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compartment, the vertical panel under the bed came apart, multiple clips on the door broke, the tail pipe rusted, light assembly was defective, the wood trim came loose, the microwave was loose in the cabinet. (Lawyer on behalf of donal and helen schroeder) *jb
Consumer states that there is a problem with the generator making noises. Dealer was notified. The fuel line was cracked. Consumer had to change fuel line to the coach generator (110vac-5.5 Kva) *mr the consumer states that the fuel line is installed from oem chasis chevrolet to the coach generator by fleetwood and has a material manufacturing defect which results in an unsafe condition allowing hydro carbons to vent into the atmosphere and potentially allowing the fuel to escape to the hot sufaces of the onan generator, which can result in a fire/personal injury and or death. *Scc
A repair man changing a flat tire discovered the propane line located in front of the wheel was broken and the wire harness above the wheel well cover was split, the protective cover over the wheel was destroyed. The manufacturer refused to pay the dealer to look at the defect because vehicle was out of warranty. Consumer will seek legal reimbursement for monies paid. *Jg
I will make this short. I own a rv made by fleetwood. Going to florida with family we had a flat tire. The tire tore up wheel well cover and then destroyed a main wiring harness with both ac/dc power. The main concern was it also broke a gas line, that could have caused an explosion from the sparking wires. The manufacturer has told me to go to hell, that they would not pay a dime for repair since the vehicle is out of warranty. This is wrong and needs to be investigated as my family and I could have been injured or even killed from a gas explosion.*Ak
Oil leaked onto brakes, causing erratic braking, dealer repaired vehicle. On numerous occasions while driving vehicle will stall, causing loss of vehicle control. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle. *Akthe shower was very inconvenient. The walls were not fastened to the studs and the floor was not fastened to the frame. The tv antenna controls fell out. The 30 amp system can not operate the coach in a safe manner. The shore cord melted, none of the ground wires were tight. The rubber roof came off. *Yh
Short cord melted due to loose ground wires. Dealer has replaced short cord. *Ak this vehicle has had 156 repairs done so far and there are still 27 unresolved issues. The shower was installed upside down, the front air/heat was controlled by the back controls and vice versa. The 30 amp system doesn't support the coach system, the shore cord melted, none of the ground wires were tight. The walls were not fastened to the studs, the floor was not fastened to the frame, the tv antenna controls fell out and the...
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washer had one of four braces left in. The roof came off, the absence of sealer allowed rain to seep inside of the vehicle, there are engine problems, the chassis has air leaks and the wheel seal needed repairing. *Jg
The generator exhaust our 1998 bounder 32k seeps back into the motohome and raises the co2 levels to unsafe levels. This results in the co2 detector being set off. This has happened every time we have used our motorhome.
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