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Model year

2001 Fleetwood Bounder

Other, gasoline, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jul 7, 2001 to May 1, 2008.

Recalls (5)Complaints (8)Investigations (0)Bulletins (1)
Recall campaigns covering this model year5241k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints84.0 times the median 2001 other
Severity index0.02001 others average 8.5
First 24 months4Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2001 Fleetwood Bounder peaked in 2002, with 3 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

38% of complaints about the 2001 Fleetwood Bounder name engine and cooling

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Engine and cooling
3
Structure
3
Electrical system
2
Equipment
2
Speed control
2
Fuel system
1
Brakes
1
Steering
1
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

5 recall campaigns cover the 2001 Fleetwood Bounder

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2001 Fleetwood Bounder
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
09V-198Jun 2, 2009When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied positionBrakes509Part replacement
08V-240Jun 3, 2008Low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leakEquipment1,263Repair or modification
07V-120Mar 19, 2007Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the…Equipment167,096Repair or modification
03V-452Nov 4, 2003On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panelEquipment60,877Part replacement
03V-066Mar 4, 2003Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake…Brakes11,194Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2001 Fleetwood Bounder

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

8 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed May 1, 2008Failure Apr 22, 2008Menomonie, WIUnknown or other

    REFRIGERATOR FAILED TO COOL ON START UP. FOUND COOLING UNIT HAD LOST CHARGE. CHANCE OF FIRE WITH THESE UNITS... A RECALL WAS PUT ON THESE MOUNTHS AGO BUT I W ES NOT AWARE OF IT , I DID NOT RECIEVE ONE RECALL NO. 06E-076 I GOT A RECALL AFTER I CALLED DOMETIC. AS STATED IN THE RECALL , ITEM # 7 THEY REFUSE TO HELP, KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND...

    NHTSA complaint 10226359
  2. Filed May 1, 2008Failure Jan 1, 1901Conifer, COVehicle speed control

    2001 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER MOTORHOME WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER UNPLUGGED THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. HE WAS TOLD PARTS WOULD BE IN, IN JANUARY. HE WAS INFORMED IN MARCH PARTS STILL WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *KB

    NHTSA complaint 10226271
  3. Filed Jan 7, 2008Failure Sep 15, 2007Erie, ILVehicle speed control

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FLEETWOOD BOUNDER RV. HE RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. NONE OF THE DEALERS IN THE AREA HAVE THE PART. HE SPOKE WITH A DEALER TODAY AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT WHEN EVER THEY ORDER THE PARTS FORD CONTINUALLY STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DIDN'T GIVE HIM A DATE OF AVAILABILITY. THE RV DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES OR AN ENGINE SIZE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB

    NHTSA complaint 10214968
  4. Filed Aug 7, 2003Failure Jul 12, 200312,127 milesKansas City, MOFuel system, Tank assembly, Structure

    THE REAR END AROUND THE FUEL TANK, DISINTEGRATED AND SEPARATED. DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN CONTACTED. SERIAL #F739S1715341. MULTIPLE DEFECTS HAD BEEN FOUND. THERE WERE LEAKS, FAULTY DOOR LATCHES, A CRACKED DASHBOARD, WINDOW FRAME FELL OFF THE WALL. THE DEALER STATED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *AK THE RV ALSO HAD EXCESSIVE RUST *CB *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10027145
  5. Filed Jun 13, 2002Failure Jan 13, 2001NEW Philadelphia, OHElectrical system, Engine, Gasoline, Equipment

    OIL LEAKED ONTO BRAKES, CAUSING ERRATIC BRAKING, DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AKTHE SHOWER WAS VERY INCONVENIENT. THE WALLS WERE NOT FASTENED TO THE STUDS AND THE FLOOR WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE FRAME. THE TV ANTENNA CONTROLS FELL OUT. THE 30 AMP SYSTEM CAN NOT OPERATE THE COACH IN A SAFE MANNER. THE SHORE CORD MELTED, NONE OF THE GROUND WIRES WERE TIGHT. THE RUBBER ROOF CAME OFF. *YH

    NHTSA complaint 8011799
  6. Filed Jun 13, 2002Failure Jun 1, 2002NEW Philadelphia, OHWiring, Gasoline, Equipment, Structure

    SHORT CORD MELTED DUE TO LOOSE GROUND WIRES. DEALER HAS REPLACED SHORT CORD. *AK THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 156 REPAIRS DONE SO FAR AND THERE ARE STILL 27 UNRESOLVED ISSUES. THE SHOWER WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN, THE FRONT AIR/HEAT WAS CONTROLLED BY THE BACK CONTROLS AND VICE VERSA. THE 30 AMP SYSTEM DOESN'T SUPPORT THE COACH SYSTEM, THE SHORE CORD MELTED, NONE OF THE GROUND WIRES WERE TIGHT. THE WALLS WERE NOT FASTENED TO THE STUDS, THE FLOOR WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE FRAME, THE TV ANTENNA CONTROLS FELL OUT AND THE WASHER HAD ONE OF FOUR BRACES LEFT IN. THE ROOF CAME OFF, THE ABSENCE OF SEALER ALLOWED RAIN TO SEEP INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THERE ARE ENGINE PROBLEMS, THE CHASSIS HAS AIR LEAKS AND THE WHEEL SEAL NEEDED REPAIRING. *JG

    NHTSA complaint 8011798
  7. Filed Jun 13, 2002NEW Philadelphia, OHGasoline

    ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 8011794
  8. Filed Jul 7, 2001Failure Jul 5, 2001Lake Lure, NCArm

    MOTORING AT 50 MPH HEARD A HARD SLAM ON LEFT SIDE FRONT,PULLED ME ACROSS CENTER LANE WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY CALLED DEALERSHIP.MECHANIC SAID WE AVERTED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL DISASTER.AFRAID TO ACCEPT IN REPAIRED CONDITION WITHOUT FACTORY REP ON HAND DURING REPAIRS. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 748054
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
All investigations
Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • 0251 Dec 1, 2004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    AIR INTAKE BAFFLE PROCEDURE/INSTALLATION WHICH MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STALLING OR SPUTTERING DURING HEAVY RAINS OR WHEN WATER IS SPRAYED DIRECTLY AT THE FRONT END. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE ALSO. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING FLEETWOOD 2005 BOUNDER…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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