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Featherlite 4940 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Featherlite 4940 (2000–2007).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Featherlite 4940 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Featherlite 494010
2003 Featherlite 494010
2002 Featherlite 494010
2001 Featherlite 494010
2000 Featherlite 494010

All Featherlite 4940 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Featherlite 4940, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Non-powered axle assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 12V201000 Reported 153 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    Featherlite is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 trailers equipped with a meritor axle. The bearing system has exhibited low durability life in certain vehicle applications.

    Remedy: Featherlite is working with the meritor to identify and repair the vehicles that contain the subject axles free of charge. The recall began on may 24, 2012. This recall campaign supersedes previous recall campaign…

    Model years: 2007

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V462000 Reported 498 vehicles potentially affected FEATHERLITE, INC.

    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.

    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…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Featherlite models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.