2004 Fleetwood Bounder: Reliability Data

31
Total Complaints
20,000mi
Median Mileage
Visibility
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

10,000 25th Percentile
20,000 Median Mileage
25,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Visibility
10
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
7
Service Brakes, Air
3
Structure
2
Tires
1
Brake Lights
1
Windshield
1
Anti-Theft Device
1
Suspension
1
Engine
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST ON VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL.*MR CONSUMER DIDN'T HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE BELIEVED THE TIRE CAUSED THE STEERING FAILURE. THERE WAS HEAVY RIGHT SIDE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE MOTORHOME, A DAMAGED WHEEL AND FLAT TIRE. ..."
"WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 5 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOOT WAS ENTANGLED WITH THE BOTTOM END OF THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK"
"THERE IS A GLARE IN THE WINDOW THAT DISTURBS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER WHEN THE MOTOR HOME IS ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE GLARE IS ACTUALLY A REFLECTION/MIRRORING DISTORTION, THAT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC WHEN TRYING TO USE EITHER SIDE MIRROR. ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Visibility 10 complaints
25th: 23,900 mi Median: 25,000 mi 75th: 27,385 mi
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 7 complaints
25th: 5,550 mi Median: 10,000 mi 75th: 19,601 mi
Service Brakes, Air 3 complaints
Median: 25,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 6 CA: 4 WA: 2 VA: 2 MN: 2 NM: 2 IL: 2 PA: 1 SC: 1 AR: 1

Who Files Complaints?

22.6%
Original Owners
77.4%
Second+ Owners

Fleetwood Bounder — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990370
1994260
1996300
1997392
1998381
1999550
2001200
2005240

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28