The 2001 Fleetwood Discovery has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 167,296 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT07V1200002007-03-19167,096 affected
Defect
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
FLEETWOOD WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). 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…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM01V0580002001-02-23200 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE BATTERY CABLE IS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO A SHARP EDGE ON TOP OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSING ABRASION TO THE CABLE INSULATION.
Consequence
THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR POSSIBLE FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REPLACE OR REPAIR DAMAGED CABLES AND NECESSARY, AND RELOCATE THE AFFECTED CABLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 6, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FLEETWOOD…
Complaints by component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
8
TIRES
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While sitting parked on jacks since 11/1/05 - 3/23/06 with weight off tires in 80 degree weather, tire exploded. Small apx 2" diameter blew out on driver side l/r. Air pressure all tires 98-99 psi cold. Installed 4 goodyear 275 70 r22.5 g670 rv from mcgee tire store (28919 hwy 27 dundee, fl…”
“On 15 july 2005 I had a michelin xrv 255/80r22.5 tire sidewall failure on my motorhome. I contacted michelin and reported the failure and told them I was not seeking adjustment because I was going to replace the tires with a different brand. Michelin did not seem a all interested in checking the…”
“Dt: contact owns a 2001 fleetwood discovery motor home that has michelin 255/80r22-5xrv tires. While driving the front driver's side tire blew out. Approximately a month later two more tires blew out. The contact she did not notice any vibration while driving. There were not abnormal bulges or…”
“On the way back to virginia, after being on jacks [from] nov to feb 13, 2005, driver side l/r/I (39,000) sidewall zipper. Installed spare. 60 mph - no problem. Travel center of america (3014 paxville hwy manning, sc 29102) only had larger 275/70 r22.5. *jb updated 05/16/06. *jb”
“On the way to fla spent night south of sc border. Air 102 cold. Traveled 4 hours 65 mph. Passenger r/r/I (38,600 miles) sidewall zipper rip. Installed spare. John j's auto & truck service (1103 n. Us 1, po box 350721 palm coast, fla 32135) called around; no tires available. Knew of many blow-outs.…”
“We experienced a tire blow-out on our 2001 discovery. We were cruising at 67 mph on rt 80 in iowa when the right front tire (a michelin 255/80r22.5) blew out the sidewall. We did not run over anything. I had checked the tire pressure the day before 100 lbs. Destroyed the tire, rim, and cover over…”
“Driver l/f sidewall zipper rip. Traveling home from fla to new port news, va. Tire exploded. Just installed hyd. Stabilizer ($800). 60 mph no problem maintained cont. Pulled off to side. Tire destroyed. 37,900 miles. Updated *jb full woods tire service (po box 169 gaston sc. 29053) called w/in 50…”
“3 separate michelin tire sidewall blowouts, the most recent being sept 3. All involve 255/80r22.5 xrv tires. Tire pressures set at 105 psi(cold). 3 certified scale weight tickets indicate rv well under gross front and rear. Failed tire tread depths measure identical across tire (12/32). All…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Fleetwood Discovery as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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