NHTSA campaign 00V296000
Four Winns Recall 00V-296: FOUR WINNS/SPINDLE WELD
NHTSA recall 00V296000 was reported by FOUR WINNS on October 11, 2000, with 739 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winns Trailer for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on October 20, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V296000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V296000 (also written 00V-296 or 00V296)
- Filed by
- FOUR WINNS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 739 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Knuckle — Spindle — Arm
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V296000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Four Winns
Four Winns Trailer
- 1999 · Vehicles built March 1, 1999 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V296000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS. THE SPINDLE IS WELDED TO THE BRAKE FLANGE, WHICH IS WELDED TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. IF THE WELD IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH, THE WELD COULD FAIL.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE TIRE COLLAPSING OR COMING LOOSE FROM THE TRAILER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-WELD THE TRAILERS OR, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE AXLES IF RE-WELDING IS NOT FEASIBLE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2000.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 WINNS AT 1-231-779-2300. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V296000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.