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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2001 Four Winds Chateau

Other, gasoline, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jul 19, 2002 to Oct 5, 2010.

Recalls (2)Complaints (4)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year216k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints42.0 times the median 2001 other
Severity index25.02001 others average 8.5
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2001 Four Winds Chateau peaked in 2003, with 2 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.511.5220022200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

25% of complaints about the 2001 Four Winds Chateau name equipment

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Equipment
1
Fuel system
1
Brakes
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2001 Four Winds Chateau

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2001 Four Winds Chateau
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
03V-449Nov 4, 2003On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panelEquipment12,918Part replacement
01V-097-003Mar 30, 2001Vehicle description: certain motorhomes equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safeSeat belts3,150Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2001 Four Winds Chateau

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Oct 5, 2010Failure Sep 17, 201040,000 milesInverness, FLService brakes, Hydraulic

    MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL IN OUR 2001 MOTORHOME. NO BRAKES AT ALL. COST US $2800. TO FIX ALL PARTS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKES. AUTO REPAIR MAN SAID MASTER CYLINDER STUCK & WAS WHAT CAUSED ALL THE PROBLEMS. WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ARIZ & HAD JUST CAME DOWN INTO TOWN WHEN WE REALIZED WE HAD NO BRAKES . *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10359204
  2. Filed Jun 18, 2003Kokomo, INFuel system, Fuel rail

    THERE WAS A GAS MALFUCTION ON A FUEL RAIL IN MOTOR HOME. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 10024394
  3. Filed Apr 17, 2003Failure Apr 1, 2003Maricopa, AZStructure2 injured

    THE MOTOR HOME DOES NOT TAPER UP IN THE REAR. AS A RESULT WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOTS THE REAR OF THE HOME COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE FRAME TO BEND. IT WAS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE SEAL AROUND THE WATER HEATER CRACKED WHICH ALLOWED CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES TO ENTER THE LIVING QUARTERS. CONSUMER BELIEVES MOTOR HOME HAS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE MOTOR HOME IS A 2001 CHATEAU 31Z WITH A FORD CHASSIS. *NLM *TT

    NHTSA complaint 10016068
  4. Filed Jul 19, 2002Failure Jul 10, 2002Coon Rapids, MNCarrier/rack

    CONSUMER HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OVER AND SAW SPARE TIRE 1/4 OF A MILE BEHIND VEHICLE. RACK UNDERNEATH VEHICLE HAD BROKEN.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 8014342
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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