The 2001 Four Winds Four Winds 5000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 12,918 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. 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
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“My 2001 four winds 5000 motor home experienced a failure of the main door lock mechanism manufactured by trimark corporation on friday 6/1/18. The door lock is trimark model #060-0650. The failure mode resulted in the door to be locked shut from both the inside and outside of the rv. The internal…”
“My 2001 four winds 5000 motor home experienced a failure of the main door lock mechanism manufactured by trimark corporation on friday 6/1/18. The door lock is trimark model #060-0650. The failure mode resulted in the door to be locked shut from both the inside and outside of the rv. The internal…”
“Consumer received a recall letter concerning mr5493g samsum microwave in december 2003. The recall notice listed phone number [REDACTED], but when called, no one answered.*ak”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Four Winds Four Winds 5000 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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