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2009 Four Winds Hurricane 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 Dec 25, 2020
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 2009 Four Winds Hurricane, 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

  • Body & structure150.0%
  • Electrical150.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I WAS IN AND OUT OF OUR CLASS A MOTORHOME LOADING IT FOR AN UPCOMING TRIP. I WENT TO GO OUT THE DOOR AND IT WAS LOCKED. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE ONLY DOOR IN THIS MODEL. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE KEY BUT NOTHING WORKED. THE NEIGHBORS CAME OVER TO HELP BUT NO ONE COULD GET THE DOOR OPEN EITHER INSIDE OR OUT. I ENDED UP HAVING TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ONTO A LADDER. I AM 72 YEARS OLD! COME TO FIND OUT THE TRI MARK LOCKS THAT ARE ON THIS MODEL ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR LOCKING PEOPLE IN OR OUT. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO DRILL THE LOCK OUT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MECHANISM INSIDE HAD BROKEN WHICH KEPT IT IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND YOU COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR! THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THESE CLASS A MOTORHOMES ONLY HAVE ONE DOOR!!

NHTSA ID 11384949 · filed Dec 25, 2020

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

COMPLETE LOSS OF CHASSIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MINIMAL STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, NO LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS OR CAB LIGHTING. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER PLACING CLASS A MOTORHOME IN EXTREME DANGER. FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED BY SOLENOID FAULT IN BATTERY CONTROL CENTER CHASSIS BATTERY DISCONNECT. BATTERY CONTROL CENTER IS A RV CUSTOMS PRODUCT FW 2050 0122779 PART NUMBER. *TR

NHTSA ID 10510016 · filed Apr 30, 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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