Four Winds Fuel System, Other: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Four Winds is recalling about 356 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. If the copper tubing or manifold pipe splits or cracks, lp gas will leak from the copper tubing.

Campaign
02V157000
Manufacturer
FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
Reported
12 June 2002
Vehicles
356
Built between
Jul 2001 – May 2002
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 June 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2001 and May 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001 Four Winds InfinityBuilt July 2001 to May 2002
  • 2001 Four Winds WindsportBuilt July 2001 to May 2002

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, the independent movement between the chassis frame and the motor home body can cause the liquid propane (lp) gas tubing or the manifold pipe to split or crack.

What could happen

If the copper tubing or manifold pipe splits or cracks, lp gas will leak from the copper tubing. Gas leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire or explosion.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE AND RELOCATE THE LP GAS MANIFOLD AND THE COPPER TUBING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 21, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2001 to May 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 June 2002
  3. Owners notified21 June 2002

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 June 2002.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact four winds at 1-574-266-1111.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand