Model year

2017 Fleetwood Discovery

Other, diesel, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Sep 13, 2017 to Sep 13, 2017.

Recall campaigns covering this model year22,274 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below the median 2017 other
Severity index0.02017 others average 7.5
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Fleetwood Discovery peaked in 2017, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.75120171201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2017 Fleetwood Discovery name structure

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

Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2017 Fleetwood Discovery

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 2017 Fleetwood Discovery
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
18V-202Mar 28, 2018Mounting screws for the satellite dish may not have been fastened through the sheet steel reinforcement, possibly allowing the satellite dish to…Equipment2,055Repair or modification
17V-477Jul 27, 2017Affected vehicles may have been manufactured with headlights that do not have tempered glass lensesLighting219Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Fleetwood Discovery

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.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Sep 13, 2017Failure Aug 13, 20174,000 milesSterling, MABody

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FLEETWOOD DISCOVERY 37R RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH DOWN HILL, THE GENERATOR LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE RV COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED. THE CLASP LOOSENED, WHICH ALLOWED THE GENERATOR TO SLIDE OUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND, WITH THE HELP OF OTHER DRIVERS, PUSHED THE GENERATOR BACK INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FLAGG RV IN UXBRIDGE, MA) AND THE RV HAD BEEN THERE EVER SINCE AWAITING PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

    NHTSA complaint 11023004
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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.

  • PUB190528REV Aug 27, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    The purpose of this Product Upgrade Service Bulletin is to inform all REV Recreation Group dealers about the need to inspect, and if necessary, add a secondary catch to the manual slide-out generator tray on certain Class A diesel motorhomes. On motorhomes …
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.