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1996 Bounder Motorhome

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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8Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Parking Brake
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Electrical System
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Power Train
1
All reported categories
Steering
1Tires
1Visibility
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 8 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Parking Brake. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, HydraulicFireInjury

ON DECEMBER 21, 1997, WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO BEAUDRY R.V. DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIRS WERE DONE. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS. ON APRIL 17, 98, WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN NOTICED FROM THE SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR…

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ON DECEMBER 21, 1997, WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO BEAUDRY R.V. DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIRS WERE DONE. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND WHEEL DRIVE LOCKING HUBS. ON APRIL 17, 98, WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN NOTICED FROM THE SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SMOKE. PULLED OVER TO A PARKING LOT WHERE A MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE. HE REPLACED BRAKES AND SPRINGS. THE THIRD TIME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPOXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN HEARD A TIRE BLOWOUT. THEY THEN PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE . VEHICLE IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #823898

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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