The 1999 Fleetwood Prowler has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 167,831 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V1200002007-03-19167,096 affected
Defect
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM98V1910001998-08-12735 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS (ONLY MODELS 26A AND 24B ARE AFFECTED, AND FURTHER IDENTIFIED BY THE CHARACTERS "7A26" OR "7B24" IN THE FOURTH THROUGH SEVENTH POSITIONS OF THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND GENERATOR BATTERY WIRING COULD BE DAMAGED BY THE GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE MELTING OF THE WIRING INSULATION, CREATING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE AND SECURE THE BATTERY CABLE AND MAIN WIRING HARNESS AWAY FROM THE GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEM; INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD TO PROTECT WIRING FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE FROM THE GENERATOR EXHAUST; AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED WIRING, IF NECESSARY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I discovered a problem with my dometic rm2852 on 4/2/08 while preparing for a trip. While in transit, on 4/4, I stopped at a service department to look at the rm2852. Problem identified was a failed cooling unit (yellow residue); recall covers rm2852. B/c I was in transit, to simply take my rv to…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 fleetwood prowler. The contact received a recall notice for the equipment. He called dometic and was advised to look at the back of the refrigerator. Upon inspection, the contact noticed a coolant leak and was informed to bring the refrigerator in for service. The…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 fleetwood prowler. The contact received a recall notice from dometic pertaining to the equipment. The vehicle was repaired in april of 2008 and two weeks later the refrigerator's coolant line fractured. Coolant leaked out and the contact smelled ammonia. Dometic stated…”
“Last october I was towing my rv home from the last camp outing for the season using my dometic refrigerator on lp gas not knowing about the recall on this unit. During this trip home at some point lp gas run out of gas. Lucky for my family & I because the refrigerator unit failed. At this I did…”
“Dt: the front end of the body of the 5th wheel unit broke. The bolts that held the body to the frame broke or sheared off under pressure while driving with the trailer in tow. While driving there was a piece of material sliding out of the trailer unit. The consumer pulled over to check and…”
“Dt: the front end of the body of the 5th wheel unit broke. The bolts that held the body to the frame broke or sheared off under pressure while driving with the trailer in tow. While driving there was a piece of material sliding out of the trailer unit. The consumer pulled over to check and…”
“In a parking space the holding tank fell out from underneath the vehicle. Also, there was no straps to support the tank to keep the tank up. Consumer has contacted the dealer. *ak the dealer installed additional straps for tank and did repair on tank bracket supports because bolt were missing on…”
“Motor home parked. Noticed heat warming inside of vehicle. Chemical vapors coming through vents. Had caused respiratory problems, as well as headaches, dizziness & nausea. Also had affected the sinuses. Happens even with vents open & heat turned on. Will be taking to dealer. *ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Fleetwood Prowler as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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