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2001 National Rv Tradewinds Ltc 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 Jun 13, 2006
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Oct 1, 2001

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 National Rv Tradewinds Ltc. 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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Engine
Filed Jun 13, 2006
Fire reported

LOSS OF MOTOR HOME DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CHROME EXHAUST TIP LOOSENED FROM THE FLEXIBLE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING HOT GASES TO LEAK AND CAUSE A FIRE BY EXPOSURE OF THE HOT GASES TO THE COACH BODY WORK. 4 OTHER 2001 TRADEWINDS LTC HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SAME DEFECT, FIRE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10159691
Incident
May 26, 2006
Mileage
33,000 mi
EngineSteering
Filed Mar 17, 2005
Fire reported

THIS CLASS A DIESEL MOTOR HOME (RV) CAUGHT FIRE. THE ORIGIN WAS THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTER 3 PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WHERE THE SEALS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10114231
Incident
Nov 12, 2004
Mileage
50,000 mi
Steering
Filed Oct 1, 2001

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES STEERING, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CORRECT THE DEFECT BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

NHTSA ID
563548

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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