# 1998 FOUR WINDS FOUR WINDS — EQUIPMENT
> NHTSA complaint `669282` · 2008-05-12 · FOUR WINDS CMPR. MFG. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FOUR WINDS
- **Model:** FOUR WINDS
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** FOUR WINDS CMPR. MFG. CO.
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT
- **Miles at failure:** 34,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WE WERE TOWING OUR CAR WITH TOW BARS ATTACHED TO THE RECEIVER HITCH UNDER OUR RV, AND THE RECEIVER HITCH BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, CAUSING THE LOSS OF OUR CAR ON I-12.  WE  WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON REESE RECEIVER HITCHES.  THE REESE HITCH IS PART #38500==W/D/WC7-3-97 V-5.  WE BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY METAL FATIGUE.  *TR
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