2002 Itasca Spirit

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › tread/belt. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V405000
Filed Oct 16, 200315,337 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE UNITS 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.

Risk. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

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 AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. 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 SAMSUNG AT 800-932-3837 OR WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 2, 200310,000 milesGA

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. ON JULY,2003 THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. (PLEASE SEND REGISTRATION COPY (ITASCA SPIRIT 2002, FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL SIZE:LTD/75/R16 DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN). *AK *PH *NLM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20180100Routine
20171100Routine
20160100Routine
20150200Routine
20140300Routine
20130200Routine
20120100Routine
20080100Routine
20060200Routine
20051300Routine
20041500Routine
20032400Routine
2002 — this page1100Routine
20012200Routine
20002200Routine
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: Oct 16, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.