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2001 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 24, 2004
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 Fleetwood Bounder Diesel, most frequently naming the tires & wheels, brakes and engine categories. 1 manufacturer communication is on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Tires & wheels225.0%
  • Brakes112.5%
  • Engine112.5%
  • Body & structure112.5%
  • Transmission112.5%
  • Visibility112.5%
  • Steering112.5%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 24, 2004

I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS USING MICHELIN XRV TIRES ON A 2001 BOUNDER MOTORHOME. THE FIRST WAS AT 17000 MILES WHEN THE INSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO A STORAGE COMPARTMENT. THE SECOND BLOWOUT WAS TO MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL COVER. THE FRONT BLOWOUT IS THE MOST WORRYSOME, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND STOPPED. THIS IS MY 4TH MOTORHOME AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION KEEP MY TIRE PRESSURES CHECKED AND INFLATED PRIOR TO ANY USE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE PROBLEM ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES....EVER.*AK

NHTSA ID
10088455
Incident
Jun 13, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 12, 2004

I HAVE MICHELIN XRV 255 80 22.5 TIRES. I HAVE 20K MILES ON THE COACH. I AM METICULOUS ABOUT CHECKING AND MAINTAINING PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND THE COACH IS NOT OVERWEIGHT. *AK A CURB SIDE INSIDE TIRE BLEW AT 17K MILES (A ZIPPER TEAR ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL). I WAS TOLD I DON'T MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND THAT PARTICULAR TIRE ALWAYS IS THE ONE TO BLOW....OR I HIT SOMETHING. AT 19K MILES THE INSIDE TIRE ON THE STREET SIDE BLEW IN GEORGIA DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE FENDER WELL (A ZIPPER TEAR ON INSIDE SIDEWALL). AGAIN, I WAS TOLD I AM OVERLOADING THE COACH AND NOT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. PLUS, THE INSIDE DUAL TIRES DON'T GET ENOUGH AIR AND RUN HOT CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OUT FASTER. I HAVE WEIGHED THE COACH AND I AM UNDER 17K POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE AND THE TIRES ARE RATED TO 19.2K POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE. ON THE RETURN TRIP TO PA WE STOPPED FOR DINNER AND NOTICED THAT AN OUTSIDE REAR DUAL HAD '3' BUBBLES ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL INDICATING THAT BANDS HAD BROKEN. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE COACH, FOR FEAR THAT ANOTHER BLOW OUT (PARTICULARLY ON A STEER TIRE) MAY CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NHTSA AND IT APPEARS THE MICHELIN XRV TIRE SHOULD BE RECALLED/REPLACED BECAUSE THERE ARE PRETTY MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT NEWMAR IS REPLACING THE XRV WITH XZA1 TIRES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. FURTHER, MY LATEST REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRE WITH A DOT DATE OF 0204 HAS A DIFFERENT MAXIMUM AIR PRESSURE RECOMMENDATION (110 FROM 105) AND AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE WEIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE TIRE WHICH WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES/PROBLEMS REGARDING THIS TIRE. DO A SEARCH OF THE MICHELIN XRV ON THE INTERNET, READ THE THREADS YOU FIND AND TELL ME HONESTLY THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE. DO A SEARCH OF THE GOODYEAR G670....DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND, THAT IT IS A GREAT REPLACEMENT FOR THE MICHELIN XRV (AND MORE HORROR STORIES RELATED TO THE XRV).

NHTSA ID
10062010
Incident
Mar 4, 2004
Mileage
20,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesEngine+3 more
Filed Feb 4, 2003

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF 44 TIMES AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MELTED. SLIDE ROOM LEAKS WHEN RAINING. SCREWS PROTRUDE THROUGH JELLCOAT, ENTRANCE DOOR WON'T STAY LATCHED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WON'T COOL. HEATER MALFUNCTIONED, SHOWER INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN AND THE FLOOR IS SEPARATED. THE COUNTER TOPS ARE SCRATCHED. WHEEL SEALS LEAKED GREASE ONTO BRAKES. FRONT WINDSHIELD POPPED OUT. TRANSMISSION SHIPPED WITH WRONG FLUID. STEERING MECHANISM EXHIBITED LOUD GROWLING NOISE AND REAR EXIT WINDOW TOO HEAVY AND UNSAFE. *TT PH

NHTSA ID
568417
Incident
Oct 1, 2001
Mileage
4,600 mi

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

SBA0210

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

SUBJECT REGARDING ABOUT ALL IN-LINE 30 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. *YD

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Fleetwood Bounder Diesel by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2009030—
2008280—
2007220—
2006340—
2005411—
2003110—
2002110—
2001Viewing300—
2000010—
1999110—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.