Winnebago Industries Inc.: Equipment
Winnebago Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 26, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 523. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Winnebago Access, Aspect, Sightseer, Vista, Adventurer, Forza and Itasca Impulse, Cambria, Sunova, Sunstar, Suncruiser motorhomes manufactured February 20, 2013, through April 25, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. A damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.
The risk
If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Winnebago will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on July 17, 2013. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Itasca Cambria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Itasca Impulse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Itasca Suncruiser | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Itasca Sunova | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Itasca Sunstar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Winnebago Access | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Winnebago Adventurer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Winnebago Aspect | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Winnebago Forza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Winnebago Sightseer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Winnebago Vista | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Itasca Cambria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Itasca Impulse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Itasca Suncruiser | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Itasca Sunova | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Itasca Sunstar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Winnebago Access | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Winnebago Adventurer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Winnebago Sightseer | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Winnebago Vista | 4 | 4 | 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 13V162000.
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