The 1999 Fleetwood Southwind has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 167,372 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. 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…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING00V0860002000-03-21276 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. THE GENERATOR EXHAUST GASES CAN ACCUMULATE BENEATH THE SLIDE OUT PORTION OF THE MOTOR HOME AND CAN SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR.
Consequence
THIS SEEPAGE CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING TO PERSONS INSIDE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE WITH A NEW EXHAUST PIPE DESIGNED TO TERMINATE AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN UNDER THE EXTENDED SLIDE OUT ROOM.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I have a 1999 fleetwood 35' rv with auto park. While returning from a trip--the auto park light and the brake light both came on--we stopped immediately and checked things out--there was no fire--but avery strong smell of something burning--we later found out it was the auto park brake pads. The…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 fleetwood south wind. The contact received a recall notice in september of 2007 for the vehicle speed control (nhtsa campaign id number 07v336000). The dealer disconnected the cruise control and stated that the part would be available in the january of 2008. As of…”
“Driver side windshield popped out at top right hand corner. Other side buckled and broke.*ak”
“While traveling on highway and without out prior warning fuse shorted out, causing parking brakes and transmission to shutdown. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“While traveling on highway and without out prior warning fuse shorted out, causing parking brakes and transmission to shutdown. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“While traveling on highway and without out prior warning fuse shorted out, causing parking brakes and transmission to shutdown. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“While testing the motorhome due to fumes, the dealership discovered that the lavatory fan was wired backwards and blowing air inside instead of outside.(attorney for consumer) *mjs”
“Prior to recall notification (00v-086) the motorhome had continued problems with formaldehyde and carbon monoxide fumes entering the vehicle which has caused severe headaches and problems to the consumer that has required hospital treatment, several repair attempts, however the problems are…”
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 Southwind as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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