AI DamageFleetwood Travel Trailer reliability: problems, complaints, recalls
Summary for the Fleetwood Travel Trailer across 6 model years: 10 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 40% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 30% of all complaints
- 3 Structure 10% of all complaints
- Equipment: 4 complaints (40% of all).
- Tires: 3 complaints (30% of all).
- Structure: 1 complaints (10% of all).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Recall on dometic refrigerator in 2004 fleetwood travel trailer. Consumer states that the letter states that they might be eligible for reimbursement if they have the serial number, model number for the refrigerator. The refrigerator stopped cooling and a strong smell of ammonia filled the trailer.
Tl contact owns a 2003 fleetwood travel trailer. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2852. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the refrigerator repaired under nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment:recreational vehicle) in march of 2008.
Tl contact owns a 2004 fleetwood rv. The dometic refrigerator rm2852 was leaking freon and an ammonia odor was present. The manufacturer's automated system stated that the model number is related; however, the serial number (236-00061) is not.
Drive shaft failed, wrong roll pin in drive shaft cause 2003 bayside elite folding trailer roof to collapsed. Roof collapsed upon raising. Hand crank drive came out in consumers hand. The lift system was repaired by the dealer.
My 1997 avion 5th wheel is experiencing the same kind of problem that is detailed with nhtsa recall # 03v243, winnebago recall # 89 where the stove fire is pulled down under the stove cover when the furnace is running and the burners are on. The range is a magic chef.
Consumer states after driving through the mountains he began to slow down and then there was a loud explosion, consumer discovered that the left front tire had blown out,tire was replaced with a stronger casing.(goodyear/st225x75r15)
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.