The 2000 Four Winds Chateau Sport has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 12,918 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT03V4490002003-11-0412,918 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.
Consequence
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.
Remedy
SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR…
Complaints by component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Signal lights and tail lights not working properly. *bf the consumer stated that if you tap on the light cover or the side wall near the light this will cause the light to start working again but not sure for how long. *tc”
“The right rear inner tire tread separated. *jb the consumer believes these tires need to be recalled. *nm”
“The passenger side rear tire experienced tread separation. The tire was the original spare and was rotated onto the rv for use. The consumer has the tire in her possession. *ak *nm”
“(four winds international thor) the fourth tire had failed. *sc the consumer experienced 7 tire failures due to tread separation. *jb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Four Winds Chateau Sport as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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