1986 Fleetwood Southwind Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1986 Fleetwood Southwind has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 12,459 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 85V138000 1985-10-25 12,459 affected
Defect

GENERATOR TAILPIPE CAN BECOME DAMAGED SO THAT IT TERMINATES UNDER THE MOTORHOME BODY ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO LEAK UNDER THE MOTORHOME AND SEEP INTO THE MOTOR HOME. CONSEQUENCE OF…

Remedy

REROUTE AND/OR MODIFY GENERATOR EXHAUST SYSTEM TO ASSURE THAT EXHAUST PIPE REMAINS OPEN, UNBROKEN, AND EXTENDS PAST THE SIDE OR END OF THE BODY.

Complaints by component

TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tread peeled off tires. Second tire tread peeled 450 miles from first.*ak( dot number: hfl 502 tire size: 7.50r16lt )”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2000-04-29

“Tread peeled off tires. Second tire tread peeled 450 miles from first.*ak( dot number: hfl 502 tire size: 7.50r16lt )”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2000-04-29
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1986 Fleetwood Southwind as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.