Winnebago Industries, Inc.: Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Winnebago Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 19, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 306. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 306 MY 2007-2008 JOURNEY, DESTINATION, TOUR AND ITASCA MERIDIAN, LATITUDE, AND ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.
The risk
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Itasca Ellipse | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Itasca Latitude | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Itasca Meridian | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Winnebago Destination | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Winnebago Journey | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Winnebago Tour | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Itasca Ellipse | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Itasca Latitude | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Itasca Meridian | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Winnebago Destination | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Winnebago Journey | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Winnebago Tour | 1 | 5 | 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 08V226000.
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