2022 Winnebago Travato

Routine

Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. It has been recalled 6 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other2
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Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer2
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Structure1
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Steering1
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Equipment1
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Electrical System1
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6 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Structure › Body23V627000
Filed Sep 8, 20238,583 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2024 Travato motorhomes. The retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.

Risk. An awning that extends during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will install a parking brake interlock module, and update the awning firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-574-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 176. This recall replaces and expands NHTSA Recall 22V-696. Motorhomes previously repaired under 22V-696 will need to have the new remedy completed.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings23V307000
Filed Apr 28, 20236,536 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Travato, 2021-2023 Solis, and 2022-2023 Ekko motorhomes, equipped with certain Cummins Onan QG 2800i, and Onan QG 2800i EVAP generator sets. The fuel hose between the fuel filter and Injection Pump Module (IPM) may not be properly secured, which can cause a gas leak.

Risk. A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel hose and clamps, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 2, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

Equipment › Appliance › Oven/Stove/Cooktop23V049000
Filed Feb 3, 20239,720 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Solis, 2021-2023 Travato, and 2022-2023 Ekko motorhomes, equipped with certain Suburban Manufacturing Company (Suburban) SDS2 2-Burner Drop-in Cooktops with part number 3032AST. The internal aluminum burner tubes that connect to the gas valves may fracture and cause a gas leak.

Risk. A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Winnebago will work with Suburban to repair the cooktop, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer22V696000
Filed Sep 16, 20226,540 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Winnebago Travato motorhomes. The retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.

Risk. An awning that extends during transit, may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will install an on/off switch for the extend/retract awning function, and update firmware, free of charge. Owners notification letters were mailed October 19, 2022. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. This recall is superseded by Winnebago recall 23V627.

Electrical System › Wiring21V793000
Filed Oct 12, 2021267 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Travato and 2021-2022 Boldt vehicles. The wire harness may have been built incorrectly, resulting in the loss of over-current protection.

Risk. Loss of over-current protection can cause the wires to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Owners are instructed to not drive their vehicle until the Volta Power System is disabled. Dealers will replace the harness and inspect the electrical connection, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 26, 2021. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 164.

Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Retractor21V480000
Filed Jun 25, 20211,566 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Solis, Travato, and Ekko vehicles, equipped with GE-ES Double Flipseats. The seat belt retractors may lock up when the vehicle is on a slight incline. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

Risk. If the seat belt retractor locks, a passenger may believe they are trapped in the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy. Winnebago will work with Freedman to notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat and repair, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 23, 2021. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-614-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885 or Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer1 injured
Filed Oct 8, 2025IL

The 59G travato bedframe (zomi) weld broke while laying on the bed resulting in us falling off the bed. Could of been much worse. Others in Facebook groups and forums have had the same issue with beds breaking at the same weld which is at the end of the bed. Contacted Winnebago and they said nothing they can do. Case:00432260

Unknown or Other
Filed May 27, 2025CA

May 24,2025 as we were driving, the awning completely deployed out causing us to quickly drive on a safer lane to the side to avoid any risk to other drivers. This is definitely a safety risk for travel that can put ourselves and others at harm or crash collision. There were no prior warning whatsoever on our dash board or driver console at all during this incident.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 11, 2024ID

This is a 2022 Winnebago Travato 59G on the 2021 Ram Promaster. We have already done the two recalls on the Carefree Awning at Meridian ID Camping World, most recent in May 2024. #22V-696, 23V-627. The van has been driven in town a few times since the most recent recall fix with no incident. Now the awning noisily deployed when the ignition was turned ON. I turned the engine off, awning stopped about 75% out. We were luckily NOT parked next to anything that could have been damaged and were not away from home. Awning cannot be extended or retracted and the van cannot be driven. It is in our driveway. Dealer contacted, but cannot come out to look at it before 08/16/24. No other symptoms occurred beforehand. I will also be contacting Winnebago on 08/13.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 16, 2024CA

This is a 2022 Winnebago Travato with the same problem as reported in #11571902. Electrical cables are routed in the inside of the left front wheel well where they can be rubbed by tires.

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Dec 4, 2023WA

Upon leaving our campground on the morning of 11/30/2023 we were driving out on paved campground exit road at about 10MPH when Carefree awning on our 2022 Winnebago Travato suddenly and without warning fully extended in an uncontrolled fashion. We pulled over immediately and determined how to manually retract the awning with a socket wrench. Upon manually retracting the awning it was still not secured and reeled completely out again. We repeated the manual retraction and this time secured the awning by tying nylon straps around both ends of the awning. It is also worth noting that power switch to the awning was OFF when this occurred. This awning had the previous recall completed (22V696000) Have since learned there is a new recall (23V627000) It appears to me this failure is mechanical in nature and not electrical or software. It also seems that Carefree /Winnebago should instruct all owners of these awnings to not only not use them, but to also secure them with straps or zip ties. An awning should not be able to completely deploy while in motion without any user inputs and the unit being in an electrical off position. There is a home security video on a Facebook Travato users group that captures the exact nature of the awning uncontrolled extension we experienced (only difference is we were driving)

Equipment
Filed Jul 25, 2023WA

The contact owns a 2022 Winnebago Travato built on a 2021 Ram Promaster 3500 chassis. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V049000 (Equipment) and 22V696000 (Structure, Equipment); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted on multiple occasions but the contact nor his wife received a response. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Structure
Filed Jan 3, 202371,000 milesFL

The contact owns a 2022 Winnebago Travato built on a 2019 Ram Promaster 3500 chassis. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the retractable awning erroneously deployed and struck a light pole, causing the awning to partially detach from the RV. The contact stated that several of the awning poles were bent and damaged after striking the light pole. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Steering
Filed Dec 19, 2021WI

My safety complaint is for a 2022 Winnebago Travato RV which has a Ram Pro Master Chassis with solar panels on roof. It has two solar panels that are 12" X 18" and 36" X 36" mounted about 4 to 6 inches horizontal above the roof line. The problem is that at higher speeds the flow of wind makes a very strong Turbulence and causes the RV to shutter and vibrate and very hard to control. If a gust of wind comes and you are not ready you could loose control of the RV and crash. Winnebago is aware of this issue since 2020 and has not done any thing about it. All they tell me that this doesn't happen with all Travato's which I find hard to understand since that are all made the same. There is so many complaints out on the web about this issue. My Travato was at the dealer for more then a month and they agreed that this is a issue but they can't doing any work until Winnebago comes up with a fix to the issue. I don't know why Winnebago engineering staff can't see that you need to put a wind deflector in front and behind the solar panels to stop the positive and negative air pressure to stop all this vibration. I have had my RV for 3 months and it has been at the dealer for most of the time. I won't drive it on the open highway because it is unsafe at higher speeds and I don't want kill my family or someone else's family.

8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2022
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260100Routine
20250100Routine
20242200Routine
20233400Routine
2022 — this page8600Routine
20214600Routine
20203400Routine
20192400Routine
20180400Routine
20171510Routine
20164600Routine
20151800Routine
20140600Routine
20130200Routine

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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: Sep 8, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.