Bounder Motorhome Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 37 consumer complaints across the 6 model years of the Bounder Motorhome (1995–2001) that have at least 5 complaints. 1996 has the most, with 8. Across all years, the part named most often is brakes (14 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Motorhome model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | 27,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1999 | 5 | 27,500 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1998 | 6 | 53,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1997 | 6 | 44,608 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1996 | 8 | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
| 1995 | 5 | 59,500 | 0 | 0 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Brakes14 30%
- Tires6 13%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)5 11%
- Transmission and drivetrain5 11%
- Suspension5 11%
- Fuel system4 8.7%
- Engine cooling4 8.7%
- Body and structure3 6.5%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
1996: “The automatic park system went out on my general motors p30 Motorhome chassis on a camping trip - leaving me with no park in my automatic transmission and no emergency brake. It was very dangerous, as I had no way to keep the Motorhome from moving at anytime I tried to stop and park, such as stopping at a restaruant, stopping to sightsee, or stopping to camp. …”
NHTSA complaint #10060125, filed 2004-03, 26,000 miles1999: “Motorhome, chevy p-30 parking brake blows a fuse at highway speed and aplyes barking brake. Two GM service centers can not find any problem they just keep charging me and can not repair the Motorhome. It is dangerous to drive it and the only thing to do is disengage the parking brake but I do not like to drive like that.”
NHTSA complaint #10016843, filed 2003-05, 38,000 miles1998: “Parking brake locked up. Noticed leaking transmission fluid coming from the parking brake box. Transmission fluid activates the pressure sensors which in turn activates and shuts off the automatic parking brake. Fix worked for awhile, however the parking brake warning light continued to go on and go off. Parking brake did not work by either putting the vehicle in park or pulling the lever on the dash which is supposed to apply, as well as deactivate, the parking brake. The system requires chocking the tires each time we stop, as we do not have any parking brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10478813, filed 2012-10, 53,000 milesAbout this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology