NHTSA campaign 92V097000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Winnebago Ind., Inc.: Structure › Body

Winnebago Ind., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 7, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 403. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

THE OUTSIDE TIRE ON THE REAR AXLE CAN CONTACT THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE SIDEWALL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSIT ON A ROUGH SURFACED ROAD.

The risk

THE OUTSIDE REAR TIRE CAN BE DAMAGED CAUSING ABNORMALTIRE WEAR, AND THIS COULD RESULT IN RAPID TIRE DEFLATION AND LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL.

The remedy

MODIFY THE SIDEWALL ASSEMBLY TO ELIMINATE THE CONDITION.

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 92V097000.

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