1998 Winnebago Vectra

Routine

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

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Parking Brake	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment10V525000

Filed Oct 26, 201018,461 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Risk. THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.

Remedy. WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING DECEMBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Parking Brake

Filed Jul 28, 200632,000 milesTN

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CABLE. UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE TRIP, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR FOR THE AUTO PARK WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE MOTORHOME WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY REPLACED TWO SWITCHES, THE BRAKE SHOES FOR A SECOND TIME AND A REAR SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 08/29/06. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2011	0	1	Routine
2010	0	1	Routine
2009	1	3	Routine
2008	0	3	Routine
2007	0	3	Routine
2006	0	3	Routine
2005	5	3	Routine
2004	2	3	Routine
2003	0	1	Routine
2002	0	1	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	0	1	Routine
1998 — this page	1	1	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine
1996	1	1	Routine
1995	1	0	Routine
1994	3	0	Routine
1993	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: Oct 26, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.