2008 Four Winds Windsport: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2008 Four Winds Windsport. The newest campaign is 12V516000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Oct 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System. 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, 12V516000, in the NHTSA record
Thor Motorcoach will notify owners and replace the Iota Transfer Switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 16, 2012. Owners may contact Thor at 1-877-500-1020.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 683 units in total.
12V516000Received . 634 units.
Electrical System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Thor Motorcoach is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 motorhomes, manufactured June 1, 2007, through May 1, 2009 and equipped with an Iota ITS-50R Transfer Switch. The models affected are Four Winds brand models: Chateau, Dutchmen, Hurricane, Windsport, Magellan, Fun Mover, Presidio, and Mandalay. Wiring connections inside the transfer switch are not adequate and, as a result, the switch may overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated switch could cause it to fail and lead to a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Thor Motorcoach will notify owners and replace the Iota Transfer Switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 16, 2012. Owners may contact Thor at 1-877-500-1020.
Report filed by Thor Motor Coach. Manufacturer campaign number RC000064. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
08V565000Received . 49 units.
Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Four winds is recalling 49 my 2007-2008 hurrican and windsport motor homes built on workhorse recreational vehicle chassis. The castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly. The improper torque may have damaged the castle nut and compromised the integrity of the connection.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the drag link were to separate from the pitman arm, the driver would not have directional control of the vehicle possibly causing a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Four winds is working with workhorse to replace and properly tighten the castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm (please see 08v442). Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-946-7731 or four winds at 1-800-860-5658.
Report filed by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL.
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, 2 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
- 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
- 16 May 2013
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2008 Four Winds WindsportThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2008 Four Winds Windsport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/four-winds/windsport/2008/. 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
- 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 2008 Four Winds Windsport?
- 683 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 Windsport have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Four Winds Windsport, model years 1999 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2008 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Four Winds Windsport name most often?
- Visibility: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Four Winds Windsport open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.