2000 Itasca Spirit

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › alternator/generator/regulator. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Sidewall1
000
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly01V128004
Filed Apr 30, 20014,370 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.

Risk. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LAP BELTS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW BELT ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 25, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AM-SAFE AT 1-219-266-8330 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-6939.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly00V273004
Filed Oct 13, 20006,550 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.

Risk. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Sidewall
Filed Mar 23, 20048,000 milesAL

BOUGHT A NEW 2000 CLASS C MOTOR HOME WITH FIRESTONE LT225/75R16E TIRES ON IT. WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES AND TWO YEARS OLD THE LEFT OUTSIDE TIRE OF MY DUAL TIRES SIDEWALL HAD A BLOW OUT. I PURCHASED THE EXACT SAME TIRE AT A NEAR BY DEALER AND HAVE HAD MY MOTOR HOME SITTING FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES EVEN WITH NO USE ARE BEGINNING TO BULGE AND DISTORT IN COLOR. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW AND THE ONE TIRE IS NOW LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE OTHER TIRES I HAVE THAT ARE ALMOST 4 YEARS OLD NOW. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Dec 12, 2000AZ

THE CONVERTER PRODUCES EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE WHEN LIGHTLY LOADED, A LAMP POWERED BY THE CONVERTER WILL BECOME HOT DURING OVER VOLTAGE AND LIKELY CHAR OR MELT THE FIXTURE SURROUNDING THE LAMP, THE CONVERTER IN THE CONSUMER'S MOTORHOME IS A MODEL 6332 MADE BY MAGNETEK, CONSUMER FEELS THAT BOTH OUTPUTS OF THE CONVERTER SHOULD BE VOLTAGE REGULATED, NOT JUST THE BATTERY OUTPUT. *SLC

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20180100Routine
20171100Routine
20160100Routine
20150200Routine
20140300Routine
20130200Routine
20120100Routine
20080100Routine
20060200Routine
20051300Routine
20041500Routine
20032400Routine
20021100Routine
20012200Routine
2000 — this page2200Routine
19962100Routine
19950200Routine
19940200Routine
19930100Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 30, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.