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1999 Four Winds Windsport

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure1
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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
Structure
Filed Jan 12, 200413,000 milesGA

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, IN A REST AREA, THE BRAKE LINE OF THE VEHICLE RUPTURED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND AT THE SIGHT OF THE EXTENSION, THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB BRAKE SYSTEM AND CHASSIS WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. 8PH

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20110200Routine
20100200Routine
20090300Routine
20082210Routine
20070500Routine
20060500Routine
20052400Routine
20041600Routine
20034500Routine
20021300Routine
20012400Routine
20001300Routine
1999 — this page1100Routine

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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.