1999 Four Winds Hurricane

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › headlights. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Exterior Lighting › Headlights2
000
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear1
000
Suspension › Front1
000
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Tank Assembly1
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
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 1, 200738,000 milesWA

HEADLAMP LENS TURN YELLOW AND OBSTRUCT LIGHT OUTPUT. AT NIGHTTIME IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE ROAD AND ROAD CONDITIONS. *TR

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 18, 2007WA

THE HEADLIGHT LENS ON MY 1999 HURRICANE MOTORHOME, WITH FORD F-53 CHASSIS, HAVE DISCOLORED SO BADLY THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AFTER DARK. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH FORD AND THE HURRICANE MANUFACTURER BUT HAVE HAD NO REPLY. I CAN'T FIND REPLACEMENTS THAT WILL FIT. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I AM 67 YEARS OLD AND I FEEL MY IS BEING JERKED. *NM

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Tank Assembly
Filed Dec 27, 2002IL

CONSUMER NOTICED SMELL OF GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED MOTORHOME HAS LEAK FROM SEAM OF GAS TANK. CONSUMER STATED HAS A 1997 FOUR WINDS HURRICANE WITH A FORD CHASSIS. TS

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 8, 2002NJ

WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE ,CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jul 23, 2002MA

WATER IS SEEPING IN THROUGH THE SEALS OF ALL THE WINDOWS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER. *AK

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20121000Routine
20113310Routine
20102300Routine
20092300Routine
20083310Routine
20074200Routine
20061400Routine
20052400Routine
20043610Routine
20031400Routine
20022210Routine
20012300Routine
20003300Routine
1999 — this page5100Routine
19971000Routine

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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.