2003 Featherlite 8547

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Tires › Tread/Belt	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V462000

Filed Nov 6, 2003498 vehiclesFeatherlite, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

Risk. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Remedy. SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. 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 SAMSUNG AT 800-932-3837 OR FEATHERLITE AT 1-800-800-1230.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Tires › Tread/Belt

Filed Jul 5, 200619,700 milesMN

WE BOUGHT A NEW FEATHERLITE TRAILER WITH TANDEM AXLES IN 10/03 WITH 5 NEW GENERAL AMERITRAK LT235 R85/16 TIRES. FROM WE HAVE UNDER 20,000 ON THE TRAILER AND TIRES. 3 WEEKS AGO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THREW ITS TREAD AND WENT FLAT. TWO DAYS AGO THE LEFT REAR THREW ITS TREAT BUT DID NOT GO FLAT AND LAST NIGHT THE SPARE (366 MILES ON IT) THREW ITS TREAD AND WENT FLAT. *NM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003 — this page	1	1	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 6, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.