2011 FOUR WINDS HURRICANE Electrical System Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2011 FOUR WINDS HURRICANE
1 electrical system complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 FOUR WINDS HURRICANE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Electrical System Complaints
CLASS A MOTORHOME HAS A 110V AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH (ATS) THAT PROVIDES EITHER SHORE POWER OR ON-BOARD GENERATOR POWER TO THE COACH POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THOR INDUSTRIES USED AN IOTA ITS-50R ATS ON THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER MATRON BRANDS WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS. THIS ATS BY IOTA HAS BEEN IMPLICATED IN SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING SMOKE AND SMALL CONTAINED FIRES AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF NHTSA RECALL 12V060000. THE REFERENCED RECALL PERTAINED TO NAVISTAR INC. DBA MONACO RV LLC WHEREIN NAVISTAR REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE ATS WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND SWITCH ON TWELVE DIFFERENT MATRON BRAND NAMES AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 250 UNITS. THIS IOTA ITS-50R ATS FAILED IN THE SUBJECT MATRON ON 12/25/2013 RESULTING IN SMOKE DAMAGE AND SECONDARY DAMAGE TO WIRING AND OTHER COMPONENTS WHILE THE COACH WAS PLUGGED INTO A PROVEN SHORE POWER SOURCE. THE DANGER/HAZARD IS THAT THE ONBOARD GENERATOR IS USED DURING DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER TO POWER THE...