The defect
THESE TRAVEL TRAILERS HAVE TOO LIGHT A HITCH WEIGHT AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT.
The risk
LOW HITCH WEIGHT CAN RESULT IN INSTABILITY AND POORDIRECTIONAL CONTROL BETWEEN THE TOW VEHICLE AND THE TRAVEL TRAILER.
The remedy
STEEL BARS WILL BE ADDED TO THE HITCH PORTION OF THE TRAILER FRAME TO ATTAIN OR EXCEED 10 PERCENT OF THE TRAILER WEIGHT TO THE HITCH WEIGHT AS RECOMMENDED BY INDUSTRY GUIDELINE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Four Winds 19A | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 19D | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 24B | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 24Q | 1993 |
| Four Winds 26DD | 1993 |
| Four Winds 26DQ | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 26FQ | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 26L | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 26Q | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 30DT | 1992, 1993 |
| Four Winds 30S | 1992, 1993 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Winds 19A | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 19A | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 19D | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 19D | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 24B | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 24B | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 24Q | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26DD | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26DQ | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26DQ | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26FQ | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26FQ | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26L | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26L | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26Q | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 26Q | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 30DT | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 30DT | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 30S | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Winds 30S | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 1993
7 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the trailer hitches; FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 93V158000 24 Sept 1993 | MONON CORPORATION |
| 93V101000 8 Jun 1993 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 93V086000 11 May 1993 | ROCKWOOD INCORPORATED |
| 93V064000 20 Apr 1993 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 93V054000 2 Apr 1993 | COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 93V024000 16 Feb 1993 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993