Winnebago Industries, Inc.: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Winnebago Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 13, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,550. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Ultimate Freedom | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Itasca Horizon | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Itasca Spirit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Itasca Sunrise | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Itasca Sunrise SE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Ultimate Advantage | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Adventurer | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Brave | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Brave SE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Chieftain | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Minnie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Minnie Winnie | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Winnebago Redundant Suncruiser | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Winnebago Journey | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Itasca Sunflyer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Itasca Sundancer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V273004.
Full record for the 2001 Ultimate Freedom → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →