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2008 Four Winds Windsport 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 May 16, 2013
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 Nov 15, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Four Winds Windsport. 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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Electrical
Filed May 16, 2013
Fire reported

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

NHTSA ID
10512327
Incident
May 9, 2013
Mileage
13,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 15, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FOUR WINDS WINDSPORT MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WOULD FRACTURE FROM THE MOLDING WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

NHTSA ID
10365846
Incident
Apr 1, 2010
Mileage
8,000 mi

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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