2005 Fleetwood Wilderness problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Trailer Hitches (1) · Tires (1) · Suspension:front:springs:leaf Spring Assembly:hanger,bracket (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2009-04-30 · Tires · 4,000 mi“purchased new=oct.2004.......... 2005 fleetwood travel trailer 25rks......... mfg. installed inadequate tires............ veh.gvwr= 7250 lb.... tires max= 7280 lb load c......... three tires pop sidewalls within 1 yr......... very dangerous highway potentials........ mfg. should use load d for gvwr 7250 lb...…”
2008-02-23 · Electrical System:wiring · 🔥 fire“vehicle caught fire during delivery. upon further investigation, it was found that the main wiring harness was incorrectly routed / clamped between chassis and flooring. this caused the harness wiring to short out and cause a fire in the flooring / insulation. damage included smoke, rerouting / repair of burnt harness, repair of slide switch, slide…”
2007-11-30 · Equipment“tl*the contact owns a 2005 fleetwood wilderness. six months after purchasing the vehicle, the dometic refrigerator failed and almost caused a fire. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment:recreational vehicle). the current and failure mileages were 5,400. no additional information was available for the trailer.…”
2007-09-10 · Trailer Hitches“tl*the contact owns a 2005 fleetwood wilderness. the contact stated that the body of the camper was not level with the body of the vehicle. he noticed a crack on the c-channel frame, which sheared the bolts that held the camper. he stated that the rear latches for the rear door bent and he believed that the sheared bolts caused the failure. as …”
2006-10-10 · Structure:body:bumpers“events: towed 27' fleetwood travel trailer from hewitt, tx to red river, nm. failure: steel frame which holds rear bumper and also holds spare tire began tearing off frame of travel trailer, eventually if not caught in time bumper w/spare tire attached would have detached from trailer. corrective action: took to dealer, fleetwood motor homes clai…”
2006-07-18 · Suspension:front:springs:leaf Spring Assembly:hanger,bracket“my husband and i purchased a 2005 5th wheel fleetwood gearbox. we filled our water tank and it caused the holding brackets and the floor to bend. we took it back to earnharts service dept and they said they would not warranty the brackets or floor. my concern is if they are going to allow you to fill you tank to 120 gallons and the brackets bend th…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.