2008 Four Winds Chateau Sport

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › rear. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Rear1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Lines and Fittings08V189000
Filed Apr 24, 2008104 vehiclesFour Winds International

Defect. FOUR WINDS IS RECALLING 104 MY 2008-2009 DUTCHMEN EXPRESS, CHATEAU SPORT, AND FOUR WINDS 5000 MOTOR HOMES. THESE MOTOR HOMES MAY HAVE IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE PROPANE GAS LINE WITHIN THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM.

Risk. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE SLIDE-ROOM MAY RESULT IN A RUPTURE OF THIS PROPANE SUPPLY LINE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A GAS LEAK, FIR OR EXPLOSION RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. FOUR WINDS WILL INSTRUCT OWNERS TO IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE PROPANE SUPPLY VALVE, SUSPEND USE OF PROPANE APPLIANCES, AND TAKE THE MOTOR HOME TO THEIR NEAREST FOUR WINDS DEALER OR SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. DEALERS WILL RECONFIGURE THE PROPANE SUPPLY LINE TO ALLOW PROPER MOVEMENT OF THE LINE WITHOUT BINDING OR CHAFING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOUR WINDS AT 1-574-266-1111.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Rear
Filed Jun 4, 2008KY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOUR WINDS CHATEAU SPORT MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE REAR AXLE. HE STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS MERELY A BAND-AID AND NOT A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED, BUT WILL BE SOON. THE MILEAGES AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20090100Routine
2008 — this page1100Routine
20061200Routine
20050300Routine
20040300Routine
20030400Routine
20021100Routine
20010100Routine
20004100Routine
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: Apr 24, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.