NHTSA campaign 00V400000
Four Winns Recall 00V-400: FOUR WINNS/BRAKE SOLENOIDS
NHTSA recall 00V400000 was reported by FOUR WINNS on December 8, 2000, with 1,537 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winns Trailer for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on November 29, 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 00V400000 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
- 00V400000 (also written 00V-400 or 00V400)
- Filed by
- FOUR WINNS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,537 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Disc — Chamber
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V400000. 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
All Four Winns recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V400000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BOAT TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH BRAKE SOLENOIDS MANUFACTURED BY KODIAK/IMS. AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SOLENOID VALVE, THE BRAKES MAY NOT ACTUATE PROPERLY, RESULTING IN THE BRAKES LOCKING UP ON TRAILERS HAULING BOATS.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LACK OF BRAKING ON TRAILERS HAULING BOATS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE SOLENOID VALVES.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 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 1-231-775-1343.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 00V400000
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.