EXHIBIT 23
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated June 22, 1998, included in Fleetwood Enterprises,
Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended April 26, 1998, into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statements No. 2-79232, 333-49775 and 333-51873.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Orange County, California
 
June 22, 1998