AutoDefect IQ

2004 Fleetwood Wilderness problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Structure (3) · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer (3) · Tires (1)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

92 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Fleetwood Wilderness model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

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Complaints
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Recalls
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Service bulletins
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

What owners report

2009-07-07 · Structure · 10,000 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2004 (na) fleetwood wilderness advantage ax6 rv. while driving approximately 40 mph, the sewer tank detached from the vehicle. the dealer discovered that the frame failed and caused the sewer tank to fall off. updated 07/28/09. *lj the consumer stated the sewer tank dislodge from the frame and fell onto the road. the con…”

2009-01-28 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer

“dometic sent us a recall about their refrigerators in recreational vehicles. we had our refrigerator worked on per the recall and the repair place informed us of a yellow residue around the boiler and gas igniter indicating to them a refrigerator leak. dometic has refused to repair the frig even though they are aware of the faulty defect welds in t…”

2008-10-27 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer

“1. freezer and refrigerator stopped cooling. ammonia spewed out of the rear refrigerator compartment. 2. failure only occurred once and refrigerator and freezer no longer cooled since the refrigerate was gone. 3. immediately called dometic to see if the refrigerator was still under warranty and if there were any recalls. dometic informed me th…”

2008-05-09 · Structure:frame And Members · 10,000 mi

“the folding slide-out bar under the rv is bolted with 2 small wood screws to a piece of plywood. the plywood is next to the tire and gets wet. the plywood then rots and the wood screw pull out. then the 3 ft metal support falls into the tire, destroying the tire, rim & support. *tr…”

2006-08-28 · Tires

“cracks in welds on main frame of trailer. dry rotted tires less than two years old. i do not have the trailer available to determine the brand of tire for sure but i think they are goodyear. the first year that we owned the trailer the tires were seldom exposed to sun light. *nm…”

2006-08-09 · Suspension

“the first one is the angle iron bracket the propane bottle sits in rubs the bottom of the cylinder and could cause failure of the cylinder. the second one is the self tapping screws that attach the hold down straps for the generator fuel tank were in contact with the tank and could rub a hole in it. the third complaint is that the loaded weight o…”

2005-09-15 · Structure

“nhtsa campaign number 05v-289 i contacted lippert and was told that my vin# does not match those in the above mentioned recall. however, my fleetwood wilderness 365 advantage ax6 fifth-wheel was towed 9/14/05 to lippert due to broken welds on the chassis. my husband was towing the vehicle when a passerby flagged him (on the freeway) and said to …”

2005-08-12 · Structure

“dt: the contact owns a 2004 fleetwood wilderness advantage. a recall notice on the chassis was issued, and they told him to call one number. however they gave the consumer little or no information about the recall, they just told him the chassis was missing weld, to beef up the chassis, and about several instances where the chassis buckled. he ask…”

2004-10-04 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer

“consumer had a motor home which included a samsung microwave. because of the vin this motor home was not included in the recall although the microwave had the same defect as described in the recall. *ak…”

2003-11-25 · Structure:body:roof And Pillars · 200 mi

“when the consumer receiving the trailer he noticed that the roof was coming apart. the consumer sent the trailer back to the dealership to be repaired. the dealership replaced the roof but the roof is coming apart again. this occurred during the trip from the dealership in maryland to the consumer in maine. the cause of the roof coming apart is …”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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