1996 Winnebago Minnie

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Windshield	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer02V277005

Filed Dec 10, 20021,531 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 1200LR AND 1200RIM WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 700000 AND 1008700 . THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE LOW CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE LIQUID SOLUTION SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE SEALED, PRESSURIZED COOLING UNIT THROUGH A SMALL CRACK.

Risk. IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUALLY OPERATED, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COOLING UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NOROLD SERVICE AT 1-800-667-3005 OR WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility › Windshield

Filed Aug 1, 200320,000 milesWA

WHILE WASHING THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE THE GLASS POPPED OUT. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT ONLY 9% OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS PROPERLY SEALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *CB *NLM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2025	0	2	Routine
2024	0	3	Routine
2023	0	3	Routine
2022	0	6	Routine
2021	0	4	Routine
2020	0	2	Routine
2019	7	2	Routine
2018	1	2	Routine
2017	2	2	Routine
2016	0	1	Routine
2015	0	1	Routine
2014	0	2	Routine
2013	0	2	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine
2005	1	4	Routine
2004	3	5	Routine
2003	3	5	Routine
2002	1	1	Routine
2001	1	2	Routine
2000	14	2	Routine
1998	1	0	Routine
1996 — this page	1	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	0	1	Routine

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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: Dec 10, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.