2005 Four Winds Mandalay Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
5 safety recalls for the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Tmc is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 damon and four winds recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a…
Remedy: Tmc is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Four winds is recalling 1,633 my 2004-2007 mandalay, my 2005-2007 presidio, and my 2006-2007 valencia motor homes 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…
Remedy: Four winds is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge.…
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Shaft pitman (steering)
On certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.
Remedy: Four winds is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear free of charge (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact four winds at 1-574-266-1111 or freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
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Linkages (steering)
On certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with i-shafts supplied by zf heavy duty steering, the steering shaft assemblies with lower yokes may have been incorrectly machined. The steering shaft splines could push through the lower yoke, allowing the steering wheel to turn without any response.
Remedy: Freightliner is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Freightliner will inspect and attach a tension collar to the steering shaft to secure the connection to the yoke free of charge. Owners…
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Switch (service brakes)
Certain motor homes do not comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, 'air brake systems.' in a situation in which multiple alarms are active, a check engine, stop engine, or similar warning indicator is given priority over the low air alarm by the instrument system controller software. If the…
Remedy: Freightliner dealers will re-flash the software. Owners should freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or four winds at 1-574-266-1111.
2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 13,250 miles. Complaints peaked in 2009 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Rear air brake hoses are rubbing together at the air cylinders. The hoses have been worn down to the inside cordes. *tr”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 6, 2010 · Service brakes, air
“I have a 40 foot motor home i purchased in 2005. During that time up until now the front windshields have come loose and popped out of the frame. The motor home company paid to repair the windows but”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 1, 2009 · Visibility
Compare Four Winds Mandalay model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Four Winds Mandalay model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2005 Four Winds Mandalay
How do I know if my 2005 Four Winds Mandalay has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 5 campaigns currently list the 2005 Four Winds Mandalay; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Four Winds dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 04V377000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Four Winds models
- Four Winds55 complaints
- Hurricane35 complaints
- Chateau20 complaints
- Windsport14 complaints
- Infinity10 complaints
- Chateau Sport7 complaints
- Class C4 complaints
- Dutchmen4 complaints
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.