REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Fleetwood Discovery and Discovery LXE, and Holiday Rambler Endeavor, Endeavor XE, and Admiral XE motorhomes, as well as 2018 Monaco Diplomat, Fleetwood Pace Arrow, Bounder, Flair, and Storm motorhomes...
Lights
Fleetwood Bounder Lighting problems by year
7 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Fleetwood Bounder's lights. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.
Lighting complaints by model year
Lighting recalls
Certain motorhomes do not have brake lights that illuminate considerably brighter than the running or turn signal lamps if all are on at the same time.
Covers2004 Fleetwood Bounder
Latest Bounder lighting complaints
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.
Due to poor illumination produced by my motorhome headlamps we have stopped night driving until a fix is found. Fmvss 108 requires photometric testing of lamps at 12.8V +/- 20mv, or 12.78 To12.82 Volts. I purchased a volt tester and tested operating voltage at the headlamps as directed by a automotive lighting consultant. Voltages for low beams were 12.16V for the passenger side and 12.49V for the drivers side. Voltages were found with engine running, lights on,and battery 14.17V. I conducted a voltage drop test...
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with engine off and found voltage drop to the passenger side low beam to be1.53V to the positive terminal and .21V to the negative terminal for a combined voltage drop of 1.74V. The automotive lighting consultant considers this a significant drop in voltage.This leads me to question if the turn signal lamps meet maximum allowed voltage drop of 0.8V required by fmvss 108. As designed my electrical system doesn't supply enough voltage to reach rated output of each bulb creating an unsafe and dangerous driving environment. Using markings located on each headlamp I discovered that the compliance certifications of my headlamps are questionable and possibly fraudulent. The manufacturer is depo, who have been involved in 19 recalls for headlamps over the last 7 years. I have reached out to other owners of fleetwood bounders and all responded they believe their lighting to be poor. This leads me to believe that this issue is systemic across the bounder line going back to at least model year 2012. I am requesting fleetwood rv or nhtsa issue a recall to inspect all bounders from year 2012 to 2014 and determine a remedy to increase voltage at the headlamps to a minimum of 12.8V as well as have the depo headlamps tested for compliance with fmvss 108. If photometric requirements are not met fleetwood should issue a recall to replace headlamps with compliant units. *Tr
The brake light does not illuminate brighter than the running or turn signal lamp. Recall 04v454000)has been issued, however this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. Consumer stated he was pulled over by the authorities because of the problem. *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
Many fleetwood owners report their headlight lenses cloud over (become milky) and therefore the light output is drastically reduced. This defect appears on the outside of the lense. Fleetwood has fixed the problem when a motorhome is under warranty. But, if it not...They refuse to do anything. They have been aware of this problem for many years!!!!
Failure within the lighting system causing failure of the brake lights, low beam headlights, turn signals in rear. Mjs
If dome light switch is turned on, both headlights instantly burn out. Fuse left in by mistake at ford. All ford f-53 chassis (1999) it also drains battery when stored. Fix--remove fuse that enables dome light switch. Domelight switch is part of dash dimmer switch.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data