Winnebago Industries, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Winnebago Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 16, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,237. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Era, View and Navion recreational vehicles. The retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.
The risk
An awning extending unintentionally during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install a parking brake interlock module, and update the awning firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 2, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6936 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 179. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall 22V-695.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Winnebago Era | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Winnebago Navion | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Winnebago View | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Winnebago Era | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Winnebago Navion | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Winnebago View | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Winnebago Era | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Winnebago Navion | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Winnebago View | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Winnebago Era | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Winnebago Navion | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Winnebago View | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Winnebago Era | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Winnebago Navion | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Winnebago View | 9 | 7 | 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 23V694000.
Full record for the 2024 Winnebago Era → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →