2005 Four Winds Mandalay: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay. The newest campaign is 10V563000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Nov 2010. 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, 10V563000, in the NHTSA record

Tmc is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional nformation. The recall began on january 12, 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or thor motor coach at 1-877-855-2867.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 6,420 units in total.

10V56300016 Nov 2010Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
08V36800021 Jul 2008Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
07V58400019 Dec 2007Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman
06V07600016 Mar 2006Steering / Linkages
04V3770004 Aug 2004Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Low Pressure Warning / Switch

10V563000Received 16 Nov 2010. 3,488 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tmc is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 damon and four winds recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak, may not shut-off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tmc is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional nformation. The recall began on january 12, 2011. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or thor motor coach at 1-877-855-2867.
Report filed by THOR MOTOR COACH. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Jan 2011.
08V368000Received 21 Jul 2008. 1,633 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Four winds is recalling 1,633 my 2004-2007 mandalay, my 2005-2007 presidio, and my 2006-2007 valencia motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Four winds is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or four winds at 1-800-860-5658.
Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Oct 2008.
07V584000Received 19 Dec 2007. 1,174 units.
Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. Loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Four winds is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear free of charge (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact four winds at 1-574-266-1111 or freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL.
06V076000Received 16 Mar 2006. 65 units.
Steering / Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with i-shafts supplied by zf heavy duty steering, the steering shaft assemblies with lower yokes may have been incorrectly machined. The steering shaft splines could push through the lower yoke, allowing the steering wheel to turn without any response.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this occurs ,the vehicle could suffer loss of steering control which could result in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Freightliner is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Freightliner will inspect and attach a tension collar to the steering shaft to secure the connection to the yoke free of charge. Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or four winds at .
Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL.
04V377000Received 4 Aug 2004. 60 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Low Pressure Warning / Switch
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain motor homes do not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, 'air brake systems.' in a situation in which multiple alarms are active, a check engine, stop engine, or similar warning indicator is given priority over the low air alarm by the instrument system controller software. If the operator does not acknowledge these higher priority alarms, a low air alarm may not be displayed.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle could be driven with the air pressure below 60 PSI without the low air warning sounding, which could result in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Freightliner dealers will re-flash the software. Owners should freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or four winds at 1-574-266-1111.
Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL.

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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.

2005 Four Winds Mandalay: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Visibility		1
Structure		1
Service Brakes, Air		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 6 Sep 2010

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Complaints about the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2009, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

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

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Other model years

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2005 Four Winds Mandalay: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/four-winds/mandalay/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: THOR MOTOR COACH

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay?: 6,420 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Four Winds Mandalay have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Four Winds Mandalay, model years 2003 to 2010. 5 of them name the 2005 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay name most often?: Visibility: 1 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.