Recall Register

2002 Four Winds Hurricane: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Four Winds Hurricane. The newest campaign is 03V449000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Nov 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V449000, in the NHTSA record

Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. Consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or four winds at 1-219-266-1111.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 16,400 units in total.

  1. 03V449000Received . 12,918 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. This could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. Consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or four winds at 1-219-266-1111.

    Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL.

  2. 03V069000Received . 3,482 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. Owner notification began may 13, 2003. 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 1-219-266-1111.

    Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2002 Four Winds Hurricane: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Equipment2
Service Brakes1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Sep 2013

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2002 Four Winds Hurricane, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2013, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19970
  2. 19991
  3. 20003
  4. 20013
  5. 20022
  6. 20034
  7. 20046
  8. 20054
  9. 20064
  10. 20072
  11. 20083
  12. 20093
  13. 20103
  14. 20113
  15. 20120

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Four Winds Hurricane: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/four-winds/hurricane/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Four Winds Hurricane?
16,400 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Four Winds Hurricane have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Four Winds Hurricane, model years 1997 to 2012. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2002 Four Winds Hurricane name most often?
Equipment: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Four Winds Hurricane open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.