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