1995 Winnebago Adventurer

Routine

Owners filed 13 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the parking brake. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Parking Brake5
000
Suspension › Front2
000
Service Brakes2
000
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal1
000
Service Brakes, Electric1
000
Service Brakes, Air › Slack Adjusters1
000
Parking Brake › Conventional1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack97V012000
Filed Feb 3, 199710,590 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HOIST COMPONENTS CAN BECOME LOOSE WHILE TRAVELING AND ALLOW THE SPARE TIRE TO MOVE FROM ITS STORED POSITION TO THE ROAD SURFACE.

Risk. THE SPARE TIRE CAN CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL ADD A PRIMARY SPARE TIRE SUPPORT BRACKET.

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers95E016005
Filed Oct 12, 19957,796 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. A SOLDER BRIDGE ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITHIN THE FUSE PANEL OF THE POWER CONVERTER PASSED UNDETECTED THROUGH A TEST FIXTURE AND BYPASSES THE FUSE PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT.

Risk. THIS SOLDER BRIDGE, WHEN COUPLED WITH A DEAD SHORTELSEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM, CAN RESULT IN CIRCUIT OVERLOAD, OVERHEATING, ANDEVEN FIRE, WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. DETAILED TEST INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEING PROVIDED. IF A DEFECTIVE FUSE PANEL IS FOUND, A NEW REPLACEMENT PANEL WILL BE INSTALLED.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 201838,800 milesLA

TAKATA RECALL THE AUTO PARK BRAKE WILL NOT UNLOCK AT TIMES AND THEN AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP GOING DOWN ROAD NO ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME IT IS DISCONECTED NOW USING PARK BRAKE TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN PARKED

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 24, 2015CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUSES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95E016005 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Parking Brake
Filed Apr 5, 201064,000 milesWA

1995 34FT WINNEBAGO WITH A CHEVY / WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE AUTO BRAKE HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS LOCKED THE BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED LOCKED UP IN DRIVEWAY NOW THE SYSTEM IS DISCONNECTED AND THEIR SEEMS TO BE VERY LITTLE HELP ON A FIX. WITHOUT TAKING THE VEHICLE IN AND LETTING SOMEBODY REPLACE PARTS UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE RIGS AND NOT HAVING A PARKING PIN OR BRAKE SEEM LIKE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I SEE WHERE PEOPLE JUST DISCONNECT THE AUTO PARK SYSTEM AND RELY ON THE EMRG. BRAKE. THIS IS GREAT UNTIL YOU GO TO SELL THE UNIT TO SOMEBODY AND FORGET TO MENTION THIS, WHICH HAPPENED TO ME. NOW I HAVE A 16000# MH WITH NO PARKING BRAKE. THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE MANY FAULTS AND THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING TO FIX THIS. *TR

Parking Brake
Filed Nov 6, 200351,350 milesOK

I HAVE A 1995 WINNEBAGO CLASS A MOTORHOME WITH A P-30 CHASSIS. I STOPPED TO GAS UP AND MY AUTO PARK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP. I HAD TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM BY DISCONNECTING THE CABLE TO AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL . I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MISSOURI. GM SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT WOULD HAVE LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY. *LA

Parking Brake
Filed Nov 5, 200330,200 milesKY

AUTOMATIC PARK BRAKE LIGHT ON, AUTOMATIC PARK BRAKE STAYS ON WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS IS ON WINNABAGO ADVENTURE 1995 P-30 CHEV. CHASSIS.*AK

Parking Brake
Filed Jun 20, 200341,200 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING A 1995 WINNEBEGO ADVENTURER AT APPROX 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE AUTO BRAKE APPLIED CAUSING $3500.00 IN REPAIRS TO THE REAR AXLE. *NLM

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Jun 19, 200340,045 milesSC

ELECTRIC AUTO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. GM PART NUMBER 15961565. *NLM

Parking Brake
Filed Oct 17, 200236,800 milesNJ

CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE MOTORHOME SERVICED PER THE NOTICED RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. LATER THAT MONTH WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED W/O WARNING AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S DRIVESHAFT AND OTHER POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS. *TS *NLM

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Apr 27, 2001IA

PARKING BRAKE WILL ENGAGE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION AT ANY SPEED. DEFECT OCCURS ON A RANDOM BASIS. *AK THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES, MAKING DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DANGEROUS. *YH

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jul 15, 1997AL

DRIVING MOTORHOME, STARTED ACCELERATING UPHILL; AT TOP GOING DOWNHILL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. SPEED REACHED FROM 65 TO 75MPH; KEPT FOOT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. MECHANIC FROM SANDERS TRUCKING CO LOOKED AT CABLE WIRES & NOTICED THAT CRIMPED OR PINCHED WIRES CAUSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK.

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 4, 1996GA

WHILE DRIVING THE SUSPENSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Slack Adjusters
Filed Aug 26, 1996SC

ACTUATOR BAR LOOSE CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN IN PARK.

Suspension › Front
Filed Aug 19, 1996CA

THE VEHICLE IS OVERWEIGHT, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OFTEN.*AK

13 of 13 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250200Routine
20240200Routine
20231400Routine
20224300Routine
20218300Routine
20201400Routine
20192400Routine
20180500Routine
20170500Routine
20161800Routine
20150500Routine
20140300Routine
20130400Routine
20120300Routine
20113300Routine
20101400Routine
20090400Routine
20087300Routine
20073300Routine
20063500Routine
20057600Routine
200422310Routine
200316510Routine
200218210Routine
200114600Routine
200014500Routine
199917120Routine
19986200Routine
199711210Routine
199614210Routine
1995 — this page13200Routine
19947200Routine
19933100Routine
19923100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 3, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.