EXHIBIT 23
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated June 23, 1997, included in Fleetwood Enterprises,
Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended April 27, 1997, into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statement No. 2-79232.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Orange County, California
 
June 23, 1997