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1991 Fleetwood Southwind Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 Jul 9, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1991 Fleetwood Southwind, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Other / unspecified228.6%
  • Suspension228.6%
  • Body & structure114.3%
  • Brakes114.3%
  • Tires & wheels114.3%

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

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 10004651 · filed Jan 27, 2003

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 · filed Oct 13, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 10004621 · filed Jan 24, 2003

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 · filed Oct 13, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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

NHTSA ID 539361 · filed Aug 26, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Aug 4, 1997

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Jul 9, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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