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...
Electrical system
Fleetwood Storm Electrical problems by year
2 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Fleetwood Storm's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
Electrical complaints by model year
Electrical recalls
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...
Vehicle description: motor homes. Due to improper installation of electrical wires, the battery cables can contact the automatic transmission cooler fluid lines. The ignition switch and customer accessory wiring is undersized.
Latest Storm electrical complaints
On the date of this incident, we had just purchased the motorhome just a week before. Driving at approximately 35 mph on a very busy four lane roadway, just four miles from home, the motorhome engine just shut off completely without warning. Very scary, since I was unable to steer or brake. Nothing I could do but let the motorhome coast, and then it came to a complete stop as it approached a slight incline in the roadway. Engine would not start and none of the warning lamps, gauges, etc. Worked. Traffic was...
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blocked for a couple of hours before ford had the coach towed to a safe location. The following day ford had the motorhome towed to a local repair shop, not the ford dealership. The problem was diagnosed as electrical (electronic control module and ignition switch). Due to parts not being available locally, this electrical problem was not fixed until the 5th day after the incident occurred. Apparently, only one ecm was available in the entire country and had to be shipped from the east coast. The repairman at the shop stated that all is working fine, however, we are now very reluctant to drive the coach and still don't know if all the electrical systems are working. We have been unable to test everything electrical. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 fleetwood storm. When driving the vehicle on a sunny day, the contact noticed that he could not see the instrument panel clearly enough to tell what speed he was driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the design of the instrument panel could not be changed. The current and failure mileages were 5,700. Updated 05/24/12 *bf the consumer stated he could not see any of the gauges on the instrument panel. The consumer stated he nearly ran out of gas on one occasion. Updated 05/25/12
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