NHTSA campaign 05V465000
Four Winds Recall 05V-465: HITCH SPACER PLATE REPLACEMENT
NHTSA recall 05V465000 was reported by FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL on October 6, 2005, with 221 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Four Winds Chateau Citation, Four Winds Dutchmen Dorado, Four Winds Hurricane and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 11, 2005, 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 05V465000 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
- 05V465000 (also written 05V-465 or 05V465)
- Filed by
- FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 221 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V465000. 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 Citation
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Dutchmen Dorado
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Hurricane
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Magellan
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Siesta
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Four Winds Windsport
- 2006 · Vehicles built July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V465000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS A AND CLASS B MOTOR HOMES, THE HITCH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A SPACER PLATE THAT DOES NOT FIT FLUSH TO THE REAR EXTENSION.
Safety consequence
THIS CAUSES THE FASTENERS TO BE CORNER LOADED WHEN TIGHTENED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HITCH TO FAIL DURING USAGE CAUSING A CRASH WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH AND INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW SPACER PLATE AND ADD SIX NEW BOLTS, WASHERS AND NUTS TO SECURE THE SPACER PLATE IN PLACE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 11, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOUR WINDS AT 574-266-1111.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V465000
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.