Four Winds Freedom Elite, Four Winds International Freedom Elite, model years 2009 to 2011. Filed by Four Winds International and reported to NHTSA on 16 June 2010. 415 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Four winds is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 freedom elite model 21c motor homes manufactured from february 2009 through may 2010. these motor homes do not have the required heat shield over the exhaust as specified by the chassis manufacturer. without the heat shield in place heat is not properly dissipated …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V268 cover?
- Four Winds Freedom Elite, Four Winds International Freedom Elite, model years 2009-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- FOUR WINDS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 FREEDOM ELITE MODEL 21C MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2009 THROUGH MAY 2010. THESE MOTOR HOMES DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HEAT SHIELD OVER THE EXHAUST AS SPECIFIED BY THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THIS POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE EXHAUST AND THE RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE MOTOR HOME TO DISSIPATE ANY HEAT ACCUMULATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOUR WINDS AT 1-800-860-5658.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THIS POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V268 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 June 2010 |
| Model years | 2009-2011 |
| Vehicles named | FOUR WINDS FREEDOM ELITE, FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM ELITE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THIS POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE EXHAUST AND THE RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE MOTOR HOME TO DISSIPATE ANY HEAT ACCUMULATION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FOUR WINDS AT 1-800-860-5658.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V268, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v268/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
e4b7d5dc - Consequence
c0167580 - Remedy
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