2003 Fleetwood Southwind Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 8%of 24 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 2003 Fleetwood Southwind, 8% of the 24 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,750 miles. 5 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.
“The contact owns a 2003 Fleetwood Southwind rv. On may 15, 2007, the vehicle was repaired according to a recall for the dometic refrigerator. Recently, when the contact opened the refrigerator, he noticed that it failed and was warm inside. He went to service the unit located outside of the vehicle and noticed a yellow substance inside the service department of the vehicle. He also smelled ammonia. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the lines failed that were connected to the unit, which caused ammonia to leak out. The refrigerator was replaced at the cost of $1,914.35. …”
NHTSA complaint #10275235, filed 2009-06, 50,800 miles“The contact stated there are currently no problems with the microwave, but a recall letter was received, march 16, 2006. The recall, #03v452000, is on the microwave. The manufacturer has been contacted and suggested multiple places to have the repairs made; none of these places have been willing to assist in the repair. Updated 5/2/2006 - samsung sent recall 04-e-031 for the microwave. The consumer call the 800 number and they set up and appt and sent a work order to appliance store. The appliance store changed their mind and refused to repair unit. …”
NHTSA complaint #10154017, filed 2006-03, 2,700 milesRelated recalls
- 09V312000Jul 28, 2009Fleetwood rv is recalling certain model year 2005 and 2006 motorhomes manufactured between july 24, 2004 and march 11, 2005, equipped with norcold model…Covers: Fleetwood Southwind 2002–2003, American Eagle 2000–2003, American Dream 2001–2003 +10 more
- 08V320000Jul 15, 2008Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery…Covers: Fleetwood Southwind 2003–2007, Revolution 2003–2007, Prowler 2003–2007 +20 more
- 07V120000Mar 19, 2007Certain motor homes and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube…Covers: Fleetwood Southwind 1997–2004, Bounder 1997–2004, Discovery 1997–2004 +20 more
- 03V452000Nov 4, 2003On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between…Covers: Fleetwood Southwind 2000–2004, Tioga 2000–2004, Bounder 2000–2004 +17 more
- 03V344000Sep 16, 2003On certain motorhomes built on workhorse chassis, the hydraulic hose operating the leveling jack system was routed so it places the hose too close to the…Covers: Fleetwood Southwind 2003–2004, Bounder 2003–2004, Pace Arrow 2003
Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Fleetwood Southwind
16 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Fleetwood Southwind
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology