The 1999 Fleetwood Wilderness has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 167,831 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 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.
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
3
EQUIPMENT
1
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
3injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints7
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 fleetwood wilderness. The contact was not notified of nhtsa campaign number: 06e076000 (equipment), but stated that the power supply failed to function, the refrigerator leaked fluid, and toxic fumes entered the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer who…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 fleetwood wilderness. The contact received a recall notice in february of 2008 for equipment. He called the dometic manufacturer and they stated that they could not perform the repair until the weather improved. After several months, no one has called the contact to…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 fleetwood wilderness. The contact received a recall notice from ford for the vehicle speed control in august of 2007. He called ford in january of 2008 and was informed that they had no idea when the part would be available for the recall repair. There had been no…”
“Recall of rv refrigerator dometric corporation represenative hung up on me when they could not furnish a name of a faciliy that could repair the unit in a reasonable length of time,1 1/2 - 2 months waitwas not reasonable when they stated to me that it would take approx imately 20 minutes to…”
“Recall of rv refrigerator dometric corporation represenative hung up on me when they could not furnish a name of a faciliy that could repair the unit in a reasonable length of time,1 1/2 - 2 months waitwas not reasonable when they stated to me that it would take approx imately 20 minutes to…”
“I own and live in this 1999 fleetwood travel trailer. It has a recal on the dometic refrigerator. The recall is due to leaking fumes and over 3,000 have exploded. I tried to have them fix it they refused. I cannot use my propane or will not because I don't want to have my trailer explode. I have…”
“There was a problem with the landing gear which caused the trailer to disconnect from the vehicle. The manufacturer did not make the landing gear anymore. The manufacturer sent the consumer a repair kit to fix the landing gear but the problem still existed. *jb”
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 Wilderness as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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