REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Fleetwood Bounder, Flair, Fortis, Holiday Rambler Admiral, Invicta, Vacationer, 2023-2025 Fleetwood Flex, Holiday Rambler Eclipse, and 2022-2023 Fleetwood Southwind motorhomes. The engine exhaust tip...
Engine & cooling
Fleetwood Flair Engine problems by year
5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Fleetwood Flair's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with general motors 8.1L v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can cause the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip to fracture, resulting in inadequate retention of the...
Latest Flair engine complaints
Fire under and around engine compartment, exhaust manifold,hydraulic level system. Could have been Fatal or suffered total loss of 2 vehicles and 16ft trailer. 9/14/2026 approx 10:40pm driving my 2021 RV pulling 16ft trailer with 2024 jeep on it. From Flagstaff, Az on Interstate 17 south at approx 65-70mph down hill toward Cordes junction I could smell smoke looked at all display gauges nothing out of normal range, then auto level module turned on it has Red blinking lights with malfunction on screen, turned off...
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after about 20sec, no area for pull off all guardrail continued on slowed down to 50mph, then vehicle passed me on the left and I could see smoke coming from my RV in their headlights, then the level module came on with same Malfunction on screen. I'm now at an Exit 263 go to end of ramp still smoke coming from underneath I turn L over I17 to rd another Left and again into Love's travel stop parking lot, I exit the RV with extinguisher run to front attempt to home hood it's locked, move to driver side and get on ground looking under to see huge fire under & around engine, I pulled pin sprayed until my extinguisher ran out, fire is not out!!! I'm screaming for help I then ran to semi fuel area banging on a window of trucker asking for help he didn't even acknowledge me. The guy at pump asked what I needed I told him he grabbed it and we ran back to my unit also 2 others are arriving to help, I ran into my RV to get my dog as I was traveling alone. The men put out the fire. Thick smoke coming from unit so one of the disconnected the Battery, they stayed with me we watched for any flares. Yavapai Sherriff arrived to check scene, he had call of RV fire, he asked if all was ok. I stated yes it was out. No report filed no fire truck, I was stuck & with a Disabled RV. I'm very traumatized by the entire event that transpired. I pulled pin and
On Friday July 18, we left Burbank at approximately 1:15 pm. After driving about 20 miles we began noticing a burning and exhaust smell. Thinking it was due to recent fires in the area we continued on for about another 10 minutes or so with the burning smell increasing. We decided to pull over and investigate when we found a safe place to pull over on shoulder of northbound side of the 14 Freeway near Acton. It was then we noticed the damage to the storage compartment door and interior areas of coach. We...
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immediately turned off engine and called for roadside assistance. It appears that there was some sort of extension on the exhaust pipe that became disconnected and the exhaust was discharging underneath the vehicle and causing heat damage and melting to various plastic, figerglass and aluminum components (black tank was partially melted, storage compartment wall and floors melted, storage compartment door was melted and warped, door frame was warped. Additionally, exhaust fumes were coming up through floor and toilet.
While driving motorhome carbon monoxide fumes entered the motorhome. It also occurred when camping out. Has been to dealer 3 different times for the problem. First nothing wrong. 2Nd replaced compact generator, not seal. 3Rd time, found leaks under coach. Pipes not corked & sealed. Firewall access compartment under hood not sealed, and windshield not sealed either. *Ak
Motor design too small resulting in excessive overheating, melting and exhaust leaks, damage to other components due to design flaw.
Intermittent loss of the brakes when driving, during hot weather driver's front brake caliper failed, also replaced master cylinder/drive belts. *Ak
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