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.
Cleanest on record
1996 Fleetwood Southwind14 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.
| 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.
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2004
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1984
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1992
Exactly what failed on a Fleetwood Southwind
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Fleetwood Southwind, by the month it reached NHTSA.
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.