2004 Fleetwood Bounder Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 36%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,602miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the brakes of the 2004 Fleetwood Bounder, 36% of the 28 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,602 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My wife and I left our home in surfside beach, sc for a weekend of nc camping. We passed through conway, sc on hwy 501. My wife asked if I left the emergency brake on, because there came a smell of overheated brakes. My brake was off, and we thought the smell was coming from traffic ahead of us. The smell got stronger, the transmission was not shifting into overdrive and I also noticed a decrease in fuel economy (on board mpg computer). We were doing about 55 MPH. As I pulled into a gas station in aynor, sc to check things I discovered I had no brakes (pedal went to the floor). …”
NHTSA complaint #10236678, filed 2008-08, 17,203 miles“Inadvertent brake application causing excessive heat and damage to front brake parts. Took rig to local service center where the damage was discovered and repaired. We had not received any recall notice from workhorse so paid for repair in full. After initial recall notice was received, contacted workhorse but claim was denied because it didn't fall in their specific time frame.”
NHTSA complaint #10357478, filed 2010-09, 4,000 miles“2004 Fleetwood Bounder built on a workhorse chassis. Both rear brakes failed and lost brake pedal. This unit has been on the recall list for a while but the replacement part are not in the system yet. This is a 22,000 lb motor home.”
NHTSA complaint #10331050, filed 2010-05, 22,000 miles“Multiple brake issues on 2004 rv with chevy workhorse chassis - overheating disc brake calipers and poor performance. Rv has less than 10,000 miles on it at this time and we have been stranded on the side of the road with the same or similar brake issue four times in the past 8-10 months. The authorized workhorse dealer couldn't identify the problem so just tried different things to try to fix it. The brake lines were bled, calipers were replaced the last time and there is an ABS issue this time.”
NHTSA complaint #10246898, filed 2008-10, 5,000 miles“Left front brake locked up and caused a brake system failure. This occurred after brake were used in stop and go driving. Same thing happened last year with right front brake under same conditions.”
NHTSA complaint #10240346, filed 2008-08, 10,000 milesRelated recalls
- 09V198000Jun 2, 2009Fleetwood is recalling 509 my 2001-2008 class a motor homes equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined…Covers: Fleetwood Bounder 2001–2008, Southwind 2001–2008, Pace Arrow 2001–2008 +4 more
- 04V454000Sep 27, 2004Certain motorhomes do not have brake lights that illuminate considerably brighter than the running or turn signal lamps if all are on at the same time.Covers: Fleetwood Bounder 2004
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 40% |
| 2007 | 1 | 20% |
| 2005 | 6 | 35% |
| 2004 | 10 | 36% |
| 2003 | 5 | 38% |
| 2002 | 5 | 42% |
| 2001 | 1 | 13% |
| 2000 | 1 | 8% |
| 1999 | 2 | 6% |
| 1998 | 4 | 17% |
| 1997 | 8 | 28% |
| 1996 | 3 | 13% |
| 1995 | 3 | 30% |
| 1994 | 4 | 20% |
| 1993 | 4 | 36% |
| 1992 | 1 | 14% |
| 1991 | 3 | 60% |
| 1990 | 2 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2004 Fleetwood Bounder
11 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Fleetwood Bounder
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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