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1991 Fleetwood Southwind Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jul 9, 2013
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.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Aug 4, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Fleetwood Southwind. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 9, 2013

TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM INNER WITH STEEL BELTS. DRIVERS SIDE BEGAN TO TEAR APART AND THEN PASSENGER FROM ABOUT 100 MILES LATER. BOTH ON FRONT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10523877
Incident
Jul 6, 2013
Mileage
1,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 27, 2003
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. *AK HEAT SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

NHTSA ID
10004651
Incident
Jan 21, 2003
Mileage
50,263 mi
Suspension
Filed Jan 24, 2003

CONSUMER STATES A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WELL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID
10004621
Other / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Oct 13, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL NOTICED A BAD SOUND UNDER TRAILER. TOOK TRAILER TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION TORE OUT ON ONE SIDE. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED TAG TORK ARM BRACKET AND BRUSHES. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
850595
Incident
Aug 26, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Aug 26, 1998

RECALL REPAIR OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPLETED HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID
539361
Brakes
Filed Aug 4, 1997

THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION ON AN INCLINE. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FREELY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPRINGS. *AK

NHTSA ID
815016
Incident
Jun 1, 1991

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.

Data sources

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