2004 Winnebago Vecta

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Steering	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman07V577000

Filed Dec 12, 20071,972 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH ZF MODEL 8018 STEERING GEARS MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE INCORRECT RECIRCULATING BALL SPACER. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE RECIRCULATION BALLS TO ESCAPE FROM THE RECIRCULATION BALL CIRCUIT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING.

Risk. THE OPERATOR MAY NOTICE HIGHER REQUIRED STEERING WHEEL INPUTS,OR THE NEED FOR MORE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS, WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IN COMBINATION WITH METALLIC CRACKING NOISES PRIOR TO A LOSS OF STEERING. LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER AND ZF TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535 OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Steering

Filed Sep 30, 201110,000 milesOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO VECTA RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V577000 (STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2008	0	2	Routine
2007	0	2	Routine
2006	0	2	Routine
2005	0	1	Routine
2004 — this page	1	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 12, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.