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2011 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 Mar 4, 2014
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 2011 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

  • Electrical133.3%
  • Other / unspecified133.3%
  • Suspension133.3%

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

Electrical

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

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CLASS A MOTORHOME HAS A 110V AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (ATS) THAT PROVIDES EITHER SHORE POWER OR ON-BOARD GENERATOR POWER TO THE COACH POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THOR INDUSTRIES USED AN IOTA ITS-50R ATS ON THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER MATRON BRANDS WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS. THIS ATS BY IOTA HAS BEEN IMPLICATED IN SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING SMOKE AND SMALL CONTAINED FIRES AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL 12V060000. THE REFERENCED RECALL PERTAINED TO NAVISTAR INC. DBA MONACO RV LLC WHEREIN NAVISTAR REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ATS WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND SWITCH ON TWELVE DIFFERENT MATRON BRAND NAMES AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 250 UNITS. THIS IOTA ITS-50R ATS FAILED IN THE SUBJECT MATRON ON 12/25/2013 RESULTING IN SMOKE DAMAGE AND SECONDARY DAMAGE TO WIRING AND OTHER COMPONENTS WHILE THE COACH WAS PLUGGED INTO A PROVEN SHORE POWER SOURCE. THE DANGER/HAZARD IS THAT THE ONBOARD GENERATOR IS USED DURING DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER TO POWER THE COACH AIR CONDITIONERS AND THE ATS COULD (AND APPARENTLY HAS) FAILED CAUSING A FIRE AND ACCIDENT. THERE IS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ATS BUT TO WHAT EXTENT IS UNKNOWN. THOR INDUSTRIES/THOR MOTORCOACH/FOUR WINDS EITHER DID OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS TECHNICAL ISSUE FROM THEIR INDUSTRY SOURCES. LUCKILY WE WERE PARKED AT THE TIME AND IN CHURCH BUT OUR BELOVED DOGS SUFFERED FROM SOME TEMPORARY SMOKE INHALATION PROBLEMS. IN MY JUDGEMENT THESE ATS UNITS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND BANNED UNTIL A PROVEN REDESIGN IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID 10567361 · filed Mar 4, 2014

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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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOUR WINDS HURRICANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING ADD AIR TO THE TIRE OR JUST CHECKING THE PRESSURE HE NOTICED THE HOLE IN THE RIM WAS TOO SMALL TO GET HIS HAND IN, TO INFLATE THE TIRES. . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED AN EXTENDER. THE RV WAS REPAIRED TO THE TUNE OF $262.83. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,804. UPDATED 9/19/11 *CN

NHTSA ID 10413549 · filed Jul 19, 2011

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

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FOUR WINDS HURRICANE MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS LOCKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND COVERED THE REPAIR COSTS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID 10409096 · filed Jun 27, 2011

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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