NHTSA campaign 04V513000 · Four Winds campaign 04S22
Four Winds Recall 04V-513: FOUR WINDS/FORD/ABS BRAKE SYSTEM
NHTSA recall 04V513000 (Four Winds campaign 04S22) was reported by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL on October 28, 2004, with 1,107 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winds Chateau, Four Winds Chateau Sport, Four Winds Dutchmen and more for model years 2003–2004.
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 04V513000 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
- 04V513000 (also written 04V-513 or 04V513)
- Filed by
- FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
- Four Winds campaign number
- 04S22
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,107 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V513000. 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 Winds
Four Winds Chateau
Four Winds Chateau Sport
Four Winds Dutchmen
Four Winds Dutchmen Express
Four Winds Four Winds
Four Winds Four Winds 5000
Four Winds Fun Mover
Four Winds Majestic
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V513000.
Defect description
ON MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD E-SERIES CHASSIS , A DIODE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Safety consequence
THE ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE AN ABS MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, OR THE MODULE MAY OVERHEAT RESULTING IN A BURNING ODOR, SMOKE, AND/OR FIRE. THIS CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR UNATTENDED.
Manufacturer remedy
FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUSE IN THE ABS CIRCUIT AND INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD OVER THE ABS MODULE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673 OR FOUR WINDS AT 937-295-2983.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V513000
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.