FaultScore

Worst years for a Fleetwood Southwind

Owners have filed 238 complaints about the Fleetwood Southwind with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2023. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Fleetwood Southwind

24 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1996 Fleetwood Southwind

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Fleetwood Southwind year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2022 1 1 0 Equipment & Accessories
2021 1 0 0 Seat Belts
2020 3 0 0 Equipment & Accessories
2017 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2016 2 0 0 Electrical System
2014 1 0 0 Tires
2012 7 3 0 Electrical System
2007 3 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2006 5 0 0 13,363 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2005 C 12 0 1 20,000 Brakes
2004 C 14 0 1 14,847 Brakes
2003 D 24 0 1 25,000 Brakes
2002 5 0 0 41,000 Brakes
2001 6 0 0 Electrical System
2000 C 22 0 0 16,500 Brakes
1999 C 17 0 0 Electrical System
1998 C 14 0 2 Suspension
1997 C 11 0 0 53,750 Brakes
1996 C 14 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1995 C 20 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1994 D 13 0 3 Brakes
1993 6 0 1 Brakes
1992 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 7 0 1 Suspension
1990 8 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1989 3 0 0 Body & Structure
1988 2 1 0 Body & Structure
1987 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1986 2 0 0 Tires
1985 1 0 0 Tires
1984 3 0 0 Tires
1983 1 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Fleetwood Southwind

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 62 26.1%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 9.7%

Worst in 2005

Equipment & Accessories 22 9.2%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 20 8.4%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 19 8.0%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 17 7.1%

Worst in 1999

Engine & Cooling 15 6.3%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 13 5.5%

Worst in 1995

Tires 10 4.2%

Worst in 1984

Steering 8 3.4%

Worst in 1996

Other & Unspecified 8 3.4%

Worst in 1998

Lights 6 2.5%

Worst in 1990

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 2.1%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 1.7%

Worst in 1992

Exactly what failed on a Fleetwood Southwind

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Windshield 11 17.7%
Recreational Vehicle/Trailer 8 12.9%
Body 8 12.9%
Frame AND Members 7 11.3%
Conventional 6 9.7%
Foundation Components 6 9.7%
Tread/Belt 4 6.5%
Wiring 4 6.5%
Fuel Pump 4 6.5%
Exhaust System 4 6.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Fleetwood Southwind, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 11 Apr 2025

Compare the Fleetwood Southwind

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.