Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Fleetwood Southwind, most frequently naming the brakes, engine and steering categories. 2 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Jun 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 2000 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 2001 | 1 | 5 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
2 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
ANTIFREEZE LEAK CAUSED ENGINE FIRE WHILE DRIVING(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
VEHICLE WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE AND THE BRAKES FAILED, THERE WAS NEVER AN EMERGENCY BRAKE INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *SLC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY BECAUSE OF THE COLLAPSING OF THE BRAKE LINE. BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED BY THE OWNER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY ARE VERY HARD AND AREN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE POSITION DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 52.9 |
| 2003 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 53.2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 1997 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993Viewing | 5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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.