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1999 Four Winds Dutchmen Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 27, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 27, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1999 Four Winds Dutchmen. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 27, 2002

GENERAL LT225/75R16D. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE INSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE WENT FLAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE OUTSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE COLLAPSED LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. A TOW TRUCK RESPONDED AND REMOVED THE TWO LEFT TIRES WITH A SPARE. DEALER FOUND THAT THE INSIDE LEFT DUAL TIRE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WITH A PATCH AND THAT THE OUTSIDE LEFT REAR HAD A COLLAPSED SIDEWALL DUE TO THE SUDDEN TRANSFER OF WEIGHT WHEN THE INSIDE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THAT THE D LOAD RATING WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE MOTORHOME GVWR. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL SIX OF THE MOTOR HOME TIRES WITH A FIRESTONE MODEL THAT CARRIED A CLASS E LOAD RATING. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *TT

NHTSA ID
564504

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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