2007 Fleetwood Bounder: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2007 Fleetwood Bounder
Only 5 defect reports have been filed with NHTSA about the 2007 Fleetwood Bounder, which is too few to compute mileage percentiles or a risk score. The reports reported cruise control failure.
When each failure gets reported
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruise control failure | adas | 1 | 1 | — | 3k | — | 1.7 | $200–$1,400 | High |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 1 | 1 | — | 16k | — | 1.7 | $300–$1,800 | High |
| Other visibility problem | glass | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.7 | $150–$1,400 | Moderate |
| Other body or interior problem | body | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.7 | $200–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Unclassified problem | other | 1 | 1 | — | 800 | — | 1.7 | — | Moderate |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.
Cruise control failure
Cruise control gets stock. When engaging acceleration mode and speed accelerate to more than 10 increments miles when driving at highway speeds. Depressing decelerate will not lower the speed at all. Cruise control must be disengaged to stop deceleration. *nm
Other brake problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 fleetwood bounder with a workhorse chassis. The contact stated while driving at 40 MPH with the rv attached to his vehicle, there was a burning odor in the vehicle. The contact found that the odor was coming from the rear of the vehicle and disconnected the vehicle from the rv. He then started the rv and noticed that the brake pedal had fell into the floorboard. The ABS warning light was also illuminated. Came on and he called workhorse. The manufacturer advised taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer replaced the rear brakes and also other unknown repairs. In addition, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 09v198000 (service brakes, air) but was advised by the manufacturer that the recall repairs would not be performed until half of the parts needed to make repairs were available. The contact stated he received two additional recall letters from the manufacturer but the parts were not readily available and the manufacturer could not provide an estimated time of availability. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was…
Recalls on the 2007 model year
NHTSA has issued 6 recall campaigns covering the 2007 Fleetwood Bounder, affecting an estimated 1,021 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover service brakes, air and equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
One caution about reading these together: a recall usually raises the complaint count for the same part, because owners who read about it go and file. The mileages stay informative; the counts get noisy.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
509 vehicles 2009-06-02- Defect
- Fleetwood 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 with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. The driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver.
- Consequence
- The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the necessary components free of charge. Workhorse is handling the remedy for this campaign please see 09v-110. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731. Workhorse will conduct the owner and dealer notification.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
70,101 vehicles 2008-07-15- Defect
- Fleetwood is recalling 70,101 my 2003-2007 southwind, pace arrow, bounder, flair, storm, fiesta, terra gas class a motor homes; bounder, discovery, providence, excursion, expedition, revolution, american eagle, american heritage, american tradition diesel class a motor homes; jamboree tioga class c motor homes; and prowler, wilderness, terry, mallard, pioneer, pride and triumph conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerators manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized…
- Consequence
- If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy
- Fleetwood is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1,263 vehicles 2008-06-03- Defect
- Fleetwood is recalling certain class a gas and diesel motor homes, class c motor homes, conventional and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerators. A low cycle fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which generates the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
- Consequence
- Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
- Remedy
- Fleetwood is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall is expected to begin during june 2008. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or fleetwood at 1-800-509-3418.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
46 vehicles 2007-10-25- Defect
- On certain motor homes, the slide-out room may activate while traveling, causing the overall vehicle width to increase.
- Consequence
- The wide vehicle width could lead to collisions while traveling or slide-out room impact to adjacent objects while the motor home is parked.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and if necessary, relocate certain electrical components and seal associated compartments from the elements. The recall began on january 11, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
133 vehicles 2007-10-25- Defect
- On certain motor homes, the slide-out room may activate while traveling, causing the overall vehicle width to increase. Water can short out the electronic control relay for the slide-out room control mechanism.
- Consequence
- The wide vehicle width could lead to collisions while traveling or slide-out room impact to adjacent objects while the motor home is parked.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and if necessary, relocate certain electrical components and seal associated compartments from the elements. The recall began on january 11, 2008. Owners may contact fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7,858 vehicles 2006-10-04- Defect
- On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with general motors 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can cause the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip to fracture, resulting in inadequate retention of the damper. If the damper becomes loose, fuel could be pumped by the fuel pump into the under hood area.
- Consequence
- In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result.
- Remedy
- Workhorse is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 06v225). Dealers will replace the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clips on these engines free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 877-294-6773 or fleetwood at 1-800-322-8216.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the Fleetwood Bounder
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
Within the 2000-2007 generation, 2000 Fleetwood Bounder scores best at 72 and 2003 Fleetwood Bounder worst at 81.
What the reports on file say
The complaints recorded against the 2007 Fleetwood Bounder are cruise control failure (1 report, around 3k miles), other brake problem (1 report, around 16k miles), other visibility problem (1 report) and other body or interior problem (1 report). With a sample this size these are anecdotes rather than a pattern, and they are shown because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see them than nothing.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Other years of the same model do have enough: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. The mechanical parts are often shared across those years, so their pages are the better guide to what this one is likely to do, with the caveat that a shared part is not a shared production line.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed