2000 Four Winds Chateau Sport

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt3
000
Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V449000
Filed Nov 4, 200312,918 vehiclesFour Winds International

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 FOUR WINDS AT 1-219-266-1111.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Feb 8, 200529,855 milesTX

(FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL THOR) THE FOURTH TIRE HAD FAILED. *SC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 7 TIRE FAILURES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Oct 6, 2004TX

SIGNAL LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF YOU TAP ON THE LIGHT COVER OR THE SIDE WALL NEAR THE LIGHT THIS WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT TO START WORKING AGAIN BUT NOT SURE FOR HOW LONG. *TC

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 15, 2004TX

THE RIGHT REAR INNER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *JB THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED. *NM

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jan 14, 200429,855 milesTX

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL SPARE AND WAS ROTATED ONTO THE RV FOR USE. THE CONSUMER HAS THE TIRE IN HER POSSESSION. *AK *NM

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20090100Routine
20081100Routine
20061200Routine
20050300Routine
20040300Routine
20030400Routine
20021100Routine
20010100Routine
2000 — this page4100Routine
19990100Routine

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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 4, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.