- Vehicles
- 1,024
- Built between
- Nov 1991 – Apr 1993
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 26 July 1993
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1991 and April 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 19ABuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 19DBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 24BBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1993 Four Winds 24QBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1993 Four Winds 26DDBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 26DQBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 26FQBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 26LBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 26QBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 30DTBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
- 1992-1993 Four Winds 30SBuilt November 1991 to April 1993
What the defect is
These travel trailers have too light a hitch weight as a percentage of total trailer weight.
What could happen
Low hitch weight can result in instability and poordirectional control between the tow vehicle and the travel trailer.
What gets fixed
STEEL BARS WILL BE ADDED TO THE HITCH PORTION OF THE TRAILER FRAME TO ATTAIN OR EXCEED 10 PERCENT OF THE TRAILER WEIGHT TO THE HITCH WEIGHT AS RECOMMENDED BY INDUSTRY GUIDELINE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1991 to April 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 August 1993
- Owners notified26 July 1993
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 25 August 1993.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
System: equipment: trailer hitches and attachments.vehicle description: travel trailers.
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.