Fleetwood Southwind vs Chevrolet Tracker

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Fleetwood Southwind	Chevrolet Tracker
Complaints on file	238	587
Model years covered	1983–2023	1989–2004
Worst model year	2003	2000
Best model year	1996	1998
Crashes reported	5	94
Fires reported	11	8
Injuries reported	7	69
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	29.1%

Fleetwood Southwind by year

1 3 1 2 5 2 3 8 7 2 6 13 20 14 11 14 17 22 6 5 24 14 12 5 3 7 1 2 1 3 1 1 2

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 12 14 16 17 20 21 22 23

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 62 26.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 9.7%

Equipment & Accessories 22 9.2%

Body & Structure 20 8.4%

Suspension 19 8.0%

Electrical System 17 7.1%

Engine & Cooling 15 6.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 5.5%

Chevrolet Tracker by year

1 1 1 1 3 12 4 15 82 160 105 82 98 22

89 90 92 93 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Suspension 102 17.4%

Body & Structure 86 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 56 9.5%

Brakes 49 8.3%

Airbags 47 8.0%

Electrical System 42 7.2%

Steering 36 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 35 6.0%