2011 FORD FOUR WINDS WINDSPORT MOTORHOME. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE LEFT FRONT LEAF SPRING FAILED AT THE AXLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE LEAF SPRING WAS DISCOVERED, WHEN HE TOOK THE MOTORHOME TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT, BECAUSE THE FRONT TIRES WERE BADLY WORN AND CUPPED. FORD INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE MOTORHOME WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND AFTER CONSIDERABLE HASSLE AND GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND, FORD HAD THE MOTORHOME TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY TWO MECHANICS AT TWO INDEPENDENT TRUCK REPAIR SHOPS, THAT FORD SHOULD NOT ONLY COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SPRING AND DAMAGED TO THE TIRES, BUT THEY SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE OTHER FRONT SPRING. THEY STATED FORD SHOULD REPLACE BOTH SPRINGS TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR SAFETY REASONS, PROPER ALIGNMENT AND TIRE WEAR. TO DATE, FOR HAS NOT CONSIDERED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR WARRANTY REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE SPRING AND DAMAGE TO THE TIRES. FORD STATED THE LEAF SPRING WAS SUBJECTED TO EXTERNAL DAMAGE AND THEREFORE, WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.
2011 Four Winds International Windsport
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filings2011 FORD CHASSIS MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 12V-035 (FORD RECALL NO. 12S27) *TGW THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL TO BE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LIFT FOR THE MOTOR HOME, AND THEY WOULDN'T GET REIMBURSED BY FORD. THEY ALSO STATED THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE WHO WAS CERTIFIED TO PERFORM THE WARRANTY WORK, AND IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH EFFORT TO REMOVE THE STEERING COLUMN. INSUFFICIENT RECALL INFORMATION. *JB
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2011| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
Other Four Winds International models
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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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.