Model year

2003 Four Winds Chateau

Other, gasoline, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Nov 13, 2009 to Nov 13, 2009.

Recall campaigns covering this model year315k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below the median 2003 other
Severity index0.02003 others average 9.5
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2003 Four Winds Chateau peaked in 2009, with 1 filed

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

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

100% of complaints about the 2003 Four Winds Chateau name brakes

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

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

3 recall campaigns cover the 2003 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 2003 Four Winds Chateau
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
04V-513Oct 28, 2004On motor homes built on ford e-series chassis , a diode in the anti-lock braking system (abs) module may experience an electrical shortElectrical system1,107Repair or modification
04V-529Oct 27, 2004On motor homes built on ford e-series chassis, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or…Engine and cooling1,380Part replacement
03V-449Nov 4, 2003On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panelEquipment12,918Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2003 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.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Nov 13, 2009Failure Dec 29, 200819,285 milesBradenton, FLService brakes, Hydraulic

    IN APRIL 2008, OUR 2003 FOUR WINDS-CHATEAU MOTOR HOME HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CALIPER ON THE FRONT-LEFT SIDE (PASSENGER SIDE) GOT STUCK. WE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A "ONE TIME INCIDENT" BECAUSE THE RV WAS ONLY 18,000 MILES. MAYBE A SMALL PARTICLE OF SOMETHING (DUST, ETC.) INTERFERED WITH THE PISTON. WE PUT THE TRANSMISSION ON "REVERSE", BACKED UP A FEW FEET AND GOT THE BRAKE ON THAT WHEEL BACK TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER 2008, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN: THE SAME CALIPER GOT STUCK IN THE APPLIED POSITION, HEATED, SMOKED AND THE BRAKE FLUID BOILED. WE HAD OUR BRAKES INSPECTED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED ON THAT SPECIFIC WHEEL RIGHT AWAY. BESIDES, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE OTHER WHEELS WILL NEED THE SAME REPAIRS PRETTY SOON!!!! OUR RV WAS ONLY 19,285 MILES!?!...WE MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED ON ALL WHEELS AND WE ENDED UP WITH AN INVOICE OF $2,206.48!!!! WE BELIEVE THAT OUR RV WAS EQUIPPED WITH AXLES THAT INCLUDE BOSCH ZOPS OR ZOHT PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES AND THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. WE JUST TRADED-IN OUR MOTOR HOME FOR A 5TH WHEEL AND WE LEARNED FEW DAYS AGO ONLY ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. IF THERE IS A RECALL, WE WILL NOT GET IT BY MAIL NOT BEING THE OWNERS ANY MORE. HOWEVER, COULD WE GET SOME REIMBURSEMENT AND HOW COULD WE ASK FOR IT? *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10292079
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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.