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2006 Four Winds Fun Mover Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Aug 2, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Four Winds Fun Mover, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Fuel system133.3%
  • Other / unspecified133.3%
  • Tires & wheels133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH POOR QUALITY FROM FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL FOR THREE YEARS. 8 MONTHS AGO THEY SWAPPED OUT MY FIRST DEFECTIVE PRODUCT FOR A REPLACEMENT UNIT. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING THE REPLACEMENT MOTORHOME DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE PROPANE TANK IN PLACE UNDER THE COACH PORTION OF THE MOTORHOME, LET GO. AT 50 MPH I WAS DRAGGING AN 80# (THAT IS CAPACITY, NOT ACTUAL WEIGHT) PROPANE TANK UNDERNEATH THE MOTORHOME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. THE MANUFACTURE DOES NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED. I WILL NEVER PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS MOTORHOME AGAIN AS I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE REST OF THE COACH ON THE CHASSIS ARE ANY BETTER THAN THE WELDS THAT FAILED ON THE PROPANE TANK. MY STEP-FATHER IS A LICENSED PROPANE TECHNICIAN. WHEN I ASKED HIT WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I: DIDN'T HAVE THE VALVE SHUT OFF TO THE PROPANE, THE TANK GOT SQUISHED UNDER THE RV OR CAUGHT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, AND THE RESULTS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD. THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT I WOULD BE DEAD. FOR SOME REASON FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE. AFTER SEEING THE QUALITY ON TWO DIFFERENT MOTORHOMES I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE ONE I OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID 10289731 · filed Oct 25, 2009

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH POOR QUALITY FROM FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL FOR THREE YEARS. 8 MONTHS AGO THEY SWAPPED OUT MY FIRST DEFECTIVE PRODUCT FOR A REPLACEMENT UNIT. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING THE REPLACEMENT MOTORHOME DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE PROPANE TANK IN PLACE UNDER THE COACH PORTION OF THE MOTORHOME, LET GO. AT 50 MPH I WAS DRAGGING AN 80# (THAT IS CAPACITY, NOT ACTUAL WEIGHT) PROPANE TANK UNDERNEATH THE MOTORHOME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. THE MANUFACTURE DOES NOT SEEM TOO CONCERNED. I WILL NEVER PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS MOTORHOME AGAIN AS I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE REST OF THE COACH ON THE CHASSIS ARE ANY BETTER THAN THE WELDS THAT FAILED ON THE PROPANE TANK. MY STEP-FATHER IS A LICENSED PROPANE TECHNICIAN. WHEN I ASKED HIT WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I: DIDN'T HAVE THE VALVE SHUT OFF TO THE PROPANE, THE TANK GOT SQUISHED UNDER THE RV OR CAUGHT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, AND THE RESULTS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD. THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT I WOULD BE DEAD. FOR SOME REASON FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT FEEL THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE. AFTER SEEING THE QUALITY ON TWO DIFFERENT MOTORHOMES I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE ONE I OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID 10289731 · filed Oct 25, 2009

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

INSTALLED 6 TIRES (WILDCAT LT225/75R16) ON 31' 2006 FOUR WINDS FUN MOVER MOTORHOME ON 4/12/2010 @ 17951 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE MANUFACTURED BY COOPER.1ST FAILURE WAS 9/8/2010 AFTER 1449 MILES. THE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED BY THE TIME IT WAS SERVICED. THE TIRE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST. THE 2ND FAILURE WAS 7/28/12 AFTER 1981 MILES. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR AND THE CORDS WERE SHOWING. HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE TIRE DEALER YET BUT WILL REQUEST ALL 6 TIRES BE REPLACED. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WIRING, FENDER TRIM AND MUD FLAPS. *TR

NHTSA ID 10533170 · filed Aug 2, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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