Winnebago Ind., Inc.: Equipment › Electrical
Winnebago Ind., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 17, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 383. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE GENERATOR COMPARTMENTS WERE ASSEMBLED WITHOUT FIVE THREADED FASTENERS IN THE UPPER FRONT EDGE OF THE GENERATOR COMPARTMENT. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT TO THE SHEET METAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE COMPARTMENT.
The risk
THE UNSUPPORTED SHEET METAL OF THE COMPARTMENT MAYFATIGUE, AND ALLOW THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY TO DROP TO THE ROAD SURFACE, RESULTINGIN POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
INSTALL THREADED FASTENERS TO SUPPORT THE SHEET METAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GENERATOR COMPARTMENT.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Itasca Windcruiser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Winnebago Elandan | 1 | 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 92V037000.
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