CAR TYPE: MOTORHOME (~2 YEARS OLD) FAILURE: THE LOW-PRESSURE (LP) GAS REGULATOR FAILED WITH A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE-MODE. ABOUT 8LBS OF PROPANE WERE "VENTED" INTO A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ANY SMOKING PEDESTRIAN WALKING BY MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SEVERELY BURNED AND THE MOTORHOME MIGHT HAVE BEEN A TOTAL LOSS. THE WHOLE LP GAS TANK WOULD HAVE BEEN VENTED IF NOBODY CAME BACK TO SHUT THE MAIN VALVE OFF. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE RV STEPPED OUTSIDE THE RV FOR A SHORT SHOPPING TRIP, COMING BACK TO A LOUDLY "HISSING" RV, THAT DUMPED PROPANE AT A VERY HIGH RATE. IN MY OPINION THIS GAS REGULATOR SHOULD BE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, TO PREVENT POTENTIAL FUTURE BODILY HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE. COULD BE AN INSTALLATION PROBLEM, OR A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JS
2012 Fourwinds 23u
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 3, 20148,000 milesCA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.