2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
5
Owner Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
The 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS has received a total of 5 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 2 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER. The most commonly reported problems involve the Service Brakes Electric (1 complaint), Structureframe And Members (1 complaint), and Suspension (1 complaint).
Recalls for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
NHTSA has recorded 2 recalls for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS, potentially affecting up to 19,690 vehicles.
Recall 05V444000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
| 13,447 vehicles affected
Defect: CERTAIN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS DO NOT CONFORM TO THE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, 'LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.' AMBER INTERMEDIATE SIDE MARKER LAMPS AND REFLEX REFLECTORS IN VEHICLES LONGER THAN 30' IN OVERALL LENGTH WERE MISSING. ALSO THE ABSENCE OF THE REAR IDENTIFICATION LAMPS IN VEHICLES OVER 80" IN OVERALL WIDTH.
Consequence: WITHOUT THIS LIGHTING, AND PARTICULARLY, DURING NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS OR WHILE THE TRAILER IS PARKED, OTHER VEHICLES MAY NOT SEE A TRAILER, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: WEEKEND WARRIOR OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WILL ADD THE MISSING EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WEEKEND WARRIOR AT 1-800-500-9914.
View full details →Recall 07V559000 — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
| 6,243 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN PULL, FIFTH WHEEL AND TOY-HAULER RECREATIONAL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence: RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: WEEKEND WARRIOR WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
5 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes Electric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structureframe And Members | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tirestreadbelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED CONCERNING FOLLOWING SAFETY ITEMS. I AM REPORTING MORE SAFETY DEFECTS NOT COVERED IN THE LAWSUIT. TO DATE I HAVE SUFFERED A BENT FRAME, SEVEN BLOWN TIRES, AND MY TRAILER SWAYS TOO MUCH TO TOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FULL INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED BY GOING TO WWW.TRAILERSETTLEMENT.COM 1. FRAME ON MANY MODELS NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH. THEY BEND, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO TOW POORLY FOR MANY REASONS SUCH AS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BARS AND SWAY CONTROL BEING DEFEATED. ALSO CAN CAUSE OVERLOADED HITCHES. 2. TIRES WERE OF INSUFFICENT LOAD CARRYING ABILITY. THE SUIT COVERED NEW TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOWOUTS. NO FACTORY REQUIREMENT/RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE. 3. WEEKEND WARRIOR FAR UNDERRATED THE DRY WEIGHT OF MANY TRAILERS. MINE WAS ABOUT 1,000 LBS. HEAVIER THAN SPECIFIED. I FOUND OUT LATE JANUARY WHEN WEEKEND WARRIOR SENT ME A NOTICE. 4. TRAILERS NOT DESIGNED SO THAT 15% OF TONGUE WEIGHT CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY MODELS WITHOUT OVERLOADING THE STRONGEST HITCH AVAILABLE. READ WWW.GLAMISDUNES.NET AND SEARCH FOR WEEKEND WARRIOR THREADS ON BENDING HITCHES. 5.THE AXLES MAY BE UNDERRATED FOR THE TRAILERS MAX GROSS WEIGHT. 6. EMERGENCY BRAKE-AWAY SWITCH ON AT LEAST MANY MODELS MELTS WIRING WITHIN SECONDS OF BEING ACTIVATED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE APPROXIMATE START DATE OF MY PROBLEMS. *TR
WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED CONCERNING FOLLOWING SAFETY ITEMS. I AM REPORTING MORE SAFETY DEFECTS NOT COVERED IN THE LAWSUIT. TO DATE I HAVE SUFFERED A BENT FRAME, SEVEN BLOWN TIRES, AND MY TRAILER SWAYS TOO MUCH TO TOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FULL INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED BY GOING TO WWW.TRAILERSETTLEMENT.COM 1. FRAME ON MANY MODELS NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH. THEY BEND, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO TOW POORLY FOR MANY REASONS SUCH AS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BARS AND SWAY CONTROL BEING DEFEATED. ALSO CAN CAUSE OVERLOADED HITCHES. 2. TIRES WERE OF INSUFFICENT LOAD CARRYING ABILITY. THE SUIT COVERED NEW TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOWOUTS. NO FACTORY REQUIREMENT/RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE. 3. WEEKEND WARRIOR FAR UNDERRATED THE DRY WEIGHT OF MANY TRAILERS. MINE WAS ABOUT 1,000 LBS. HEAVIER THAN SPECIFIED. I FOUND OUT LATE JANUARY WHEN WEEKEND WARRIOR SENT ME A NOTICE. 4. TRAILERS NOT DESIGNED SO THAT 15% OF TONGUE WEIGHT CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY MODELS WITHOUT OVERLOADING THE STRONGEST HITCH AVAILABLE. READ WWW.GLAMISDUNES.NET AND SEARCH FOR WEEKEND WARRIOR THREADS ON BENDING HITCHES. 5.THE AXLES MAY BE UNDERRATED FOR THE TRAILERS MAX GROSS WEIGHT. 6. EMERGENCY BRAKE-AWAY SWITCH ON AT LEAST MANY MODELS MELTS WIRING WITHIN SECONDS OF BEING ACTIVATED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE APPROXIMATE START DATE OF MY PROBLEMS. *TR
WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED CONCERNING FOLLOWING SAFETY ITEMS. I AM REPORTING MORE SAFETY DEFECTS NOT COVERED IN THE LAWSUIT. TO DATE I HAVE SUFFERED A BENT FRAME, SEVEN BLOWN TIRES, AND MY TRAILER SWAYS TOO MUCH TO TOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FULL INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED BY GOING TO WWW.TRAILERSETTLEMENT.COM 1. FRAME ON MANY MODELS NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH. THEY BEND, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO TOW POORLY FOR MANY REASONS SUCH AS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BARS AND SWAY CONTROL BEING DEFEATED. ALSO CAN CAUSE OVERLOADED HITCHES. 2. TIRES WERE OF INSUFFICENT LOAD CARRYING ABILITY. THE SUIT COVERED NEW TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOWOUTS. NO FACTORY REQUIREMENT/RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE. 3. WEEKEND WARRIOR FAR UNDERRATED THE DRY WEIGHT OF MANY TRAILERS. MINE WAS ABOUT 1,000 LBS. HEAVIER THAN SPECIFIED. I FOUND OUT LATE JANUARY WHEN WEEKEND WARRIOR SENT ME A NOTICE. 4. TRAILERS NOT DESIGNED SO THAT 15% OF TONGUE WEIGHT CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY MODELS WITHOUT OVERLOADING THE STRONGEST HITCH AVAILABLE. READ WWW.GLAMISDUNES.NET AND SEARCH FOR WEEKEND WARRIOR THREADS ON BENDING HITCHES. 5.THE AXLES MAY BE UNDERRATED FOR THE TRAILERS MAX GROSS WEIGHT. 6. EMERGENCY BRAKE-AWAY SWITCH ON AT LEAST MANY MODELS MELTS WIRING WITHIN SECONDS OF BEING ACTIVATED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE APPROXIMATE START DATE OF MY PROBLEMS. *TR
WEEKEND WARRIOR TRAILERS: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLED CONCERNING FOLLOWING SAFETY ITEMS. I AM REPORTING MORE SAFETY DEFECTS NOT COVERED IN THE LAWSUIT. TO DATE I HAVE SUFFERED A BENT FRAME, SEVEN BLOWN TIRES, AND MY TRAILER SWAYS TOO MUCH TO TOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FULL INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED BY GOING TO WWW.TRAILERSETTLEMENT.COM 1. FRAME ON MANY MODELS NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH. THEY BEND, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO TOW POORLY FOR MANY REASONS SUCH AS THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BARS AND SWAY CONTROL BEING DEFEATED. ALSO CAN CAUSE OVERLOADED HITCHES. 2. TIRES WERE OF INSUFFICENT LOAD CARRYING ABILITY. THE SUIT COVERED NEW TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOWOUTS. NO FACTORY REQUIREMENT/RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE. 3. WEEKEND WARRIOR FAR UNDERRATED THE DRY WEIGHT OF MANY TRAILERS. MINE WAS ABOUT 1,000 LBS. HEAVIER THAN SPECIFIED. I FOUND OUT LATE JANUARY WHEN WEEKEND WARRIOR SENT ME A NOTICE. 4. TRAILERS NOT DESIGNED SO THAT 15% OF TONGUE WEIGHT CAN BE APPLIED TO MANY MODELS WITHOUT OVERLOADING THE STRONGEST HITCH AVAILABLE. READ WWW.GLAMISDUNES.NET AND SEARCH FOR WEEKEND WARRIOR THREADS ON BENDING HITCHES. 5.THE AXLES MAY BE UNDERRATED FOR THE TRAILERS MAX GROSS WEIGHT. 6. EMERGENCY BRAKE-AWAY SWITCH ON AT LEAST MANY MODELS MELTS WIRING WITHIN SECONDS OF BEING ACTIVATED. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE APPROXIMATE START DATE OF MY PROBLEMS. *TR
REQUEST NHTSA TO REVIEW LETTER TO DETERMINE IF A RECALL OR SAFETY BULLETIN SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR CARLISLE RADIAL ST TIRES. *PH SINCE PURCHASE, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED GROSS FAILURE OF ALL 7 TIRES AND HAVE REPLACED THEM ALL. THE LATEST FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE REVEALED THAT ALL REMAINING CARLISLE TIRES WERE SEPARATING TREAD FROM THE CASING. THE TIRE SEEMED TO HAVE DISINTEGRATED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TORE AWAY SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT DAMAGED UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER. OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL WITH CARLISLE TIRES. (03' WEEKEND WARRIOR FS3000 TRAVEL TRAILER) *SC *JB
Safety Rating for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the WEEKEND WARRIOR FS
- 2000 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — 0 complaints
- 2001 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — 0 complaints
- 2002 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — 0 complaints
- 2003 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS (current)
- 2004 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — 2 complaints
- 2005 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — 2 complaints
- 2007 WEEKEND WARRIOR FS — 0 complaints
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