Model year

2003 Weekend Warrior FS

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Apr 29, 2004 to Feb 7, 2008.

Recall campaigns covering this model year220k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2003 trailer
Severity index0.02003 trailers average 8.5
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2003 Weekend Warrior FS peaked in 2004, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.7512004120062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2003 Weekend Warrior FS name tires

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

Tires
2
Brakes
1
Structure
1
Suspension
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 2003 Weekend Warrior FS

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 Weekend Warrior FS
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
07V-559Dec 12, 2007On certain pull, fifth wheel and toy-hauler recreational trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation,…Equipment6,243Repair or modification
05V-444Oct 4, 2005Certain recreational trailers do not conform to the lighting requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective…Lighting13,447Not stated
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2003 Weekend Warrior FS

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.

2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Feb 7, 2008Failure Jan 1, 20059,000 milesWalla Walla, WAService brakes, Electric, Frame and members, Suspension

    WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED CONCERNING FOLLOWING SAFETY ITEMS. I AM REPORTING MORE SAFETY DEFECTS NOT COVERED IN THE LAWSUIT. TO DATE I HAVE SUFFERED A BENT FRAME, SEVEN BLOWN TIRES, AND MY TRAILER SWAYS TOO MUCH TO TOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FULL INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED BY GOING TO WWW.TRAILERSETTLEMENT.COM 1. FRAME ON MANY MODELS NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH. THEY BEND, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO TOW POORLY FOR MANY REASONS SUCH AS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BARS AND SWAY CONTROL BEING DEFEATED. ALSO CAN CAUSE OVERLOADED HITCHES. 2. TIRES WERE OF INSUFFICENT LOAD CARRYING ABILITY. THE SUIT COVERED NEW TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOWOUTS. NO FACTORY REQUIREMENT/RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE. 3. WEEKEND WARRIOR FAR UNDERRATED THE DRY WEIGHT OF MANY TRAILERS. MINE WAS ABOUT 1,000 LBS. HEAVIER THAN SPECIFIED. I FOUND OUT LATE JANUARY WHEN WEEKEND WARRIOR SENT ME A NOTICE. 4. TRAILERS NOT DESIGNED SO THAT 15% OF TONGUE WEIGHT CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY MODELS WITHOUT OVERLOADING THE STRONGEST HITCH AVAILABLE. READ WWW.GLAMISDUNES.NET AND SEARCH FOR WEEKEND WARRIOR THREADS ON BENDING HITCHES. 5.THE AXLES MAY BE UNDERRATED FOR THE TRAILERS MAX GROSS WEIGHT. 6. EMERGENCY BRAKE-AWAY SWITCH ON AT LEAST MANY MODELS MELTS WIRING WITHIN SECONDS OF BEING ACTIVATED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE APPROXIMATE START DATE OF MY PROBLEMS. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10217379
  2. Filed Apr 29, 2004Failure Aug 1, 2003Twentynine Palms, CATread/belt

    REQUEST NHTSA TO REVIEW LETTER TO DETERMINE IF A RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR CARLISLE RADIAL ST TIRES. *PH SINCE PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED GROSS FAILURE OF ALL 7 TIRES AND HAVE REPLACED THEM ALL. THE LATEST FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE REVEALED THAT ALL REMAINING CARLISLE TIRES WERE SEPARATING TREAD FROM THE CASING. THE TIRE SEEMED TO HAVE DISINTEGRATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TORE AWAY SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT DAMAGED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER. OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL WITH CARLISLE TIRES. (03' WEEKEND WARRIOR FS3000 TRAVEL TRAILER) *SC *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10072118
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.