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2001 National Rv Tradewinds 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 Sep 17, 2007
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.
1
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 Mar 3, 2004

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 National Rv Tradewinds. 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 Sep 17, 2007
Fire reported

OUR 2001 TRADEWINDS LTC MOTORHOME CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE APPEARED TO START WHERE THE EXHAUST PIPE EXITS THE FIBERGLASS SIDE OF THE MOTORHOME, AT THE RIGHT REAR. INVESTIGATION INTO THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS FIRE ARE THE SAME AS THOSE REPORTED IN COMPLAINT NO. 10159691. *TR

NHTSA ID
10203156
Incident
Aug 6, 2005
Mileage
64,000 mi
BrakesEngineExterior lighting+2 more
Filed Mar 3, 2004
1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO THE AUTOMATIC STEPS THAT EXTENDED OUT WHEN THE DOOR OPENED FAILED TO WORK AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO SUFFER BRUISED KNEES AND PALMS. ALSO AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. A FEW DAYS LATER THE FAN MODULE TIE WRAP BROKE, DROPPING DOWN ON THE MANIFOLD. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE FAN TO BURN OUT. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BURNED OUT AND THE REAR END OF THE MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE THREE WAY LIGHT SWITCH, ICE MAKER, AIR CONDITIONER WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. THE TOILET SEAT ANCHORS BROKE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK. *JB

NHTSA ID
10057335
Incident
Feb 22, 2001
Mileage
6,320 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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