Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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Showing 298 complaints for ITASCA

ITASCA SUNCRUISER (2001) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS Oct 15, 2002
TAIL LIGHT LENSES AND MOUNTED BASE PLATE HAVE MELTED WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. THE OWNER DID REPLACE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE WITH REPLACEMENTS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURE, BUT THE PROBLEM DID REOCCUR. WINNEBAGO WILL NOT DISCUSS THE PROBLEM FURTHER SENDING THE OWNER A LETTER STATING THIS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. MR
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY Sep 25, 2002
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTORHOME KEPT OVERHAETING. CONSUMER TALKED TO A FREIGHTLINER REPRESENTATIVE WHO TOLD THEM THAT THE RADIATOR WAS IN FACT PLUGGED WITH OIL, DUST, AND DIRT BEHIND IT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL BREATHER TUBE WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH ENOUGH AND THE COOLAN FAN WOULD PICK UP THE OIL AND THROW IT ONTO THE RADIATOR.*SCC
ITASCA SUNDANCER (2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Sep 16, 2002
Incident date: Sep 14, 2002
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, T.V COAX CABLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT SHORTED OUT TO A UN-INSULATED 12 VOLT CIGARETTE PLUG-IN THE BEDROOM AREA.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CENTER TERMINAL OF THE BEDROOM CIGARETTE LIGHTER RECEPTACLE WAS UN-INSULATED AND SHORTED TO A T.V COAX CABLE COUPLING. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL FIRE THAT COMPLETELY BURNED THROUGH THE COAX CABLE. *YH
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ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Aug 20, 2002
BODY MOUNTS RIPPED OFF THE FRAME DUE TO BOLTS LOSENING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ITASCA ITASCA (1999) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT Jul 19, 2002
Incident date: Jul 10, 2002
TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE BLEW OUT ON INSIDE, FLYING TREAD TORE REAR BRAKE LINE. 6 MORE OF THESE TIRES ON MOTORHOME. 1100 MILE ROUNDTRIP VACATION PLANNED ON AUGUST 5, 2002. HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY TRAVELLING ON THESE TIRES.*AK
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - TIRES Jul 19, 2002
Incident date: Jun 18, 2002
WHILE TRAVELING ON JUNE 18, 2002, TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON OUTSIDE DUALLY TIRE OF MOTOR HOME, RUINING ADJACENT TIRE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO SIDE AND UNDER MOTOR HOME; JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED ON OTHER SIDE, OUTSIDE TIRE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE TIRE. INSIDE TIRE BLEW 30 MILES AFTER PLACING SPARE ON OUTSIDE. DAMAGE TO SIDE AND UNDER MOTOR HOME.*AK
ITASCA SUNCRUISER (1999) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Jun 25, 2002
Incident date: Jun 12, 2002
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD OVERHEATED.ALSO, VEHICLE WILL SEIZE UP AND NOT STAY IN PARK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
ITASCA SUNCRUISER (1999) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Jun 25, 2002
Incident date: Jun 12, 2002
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD OVERHEATED. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL SEIZE UP AND NOT STAY IN PARK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THERE WAS AN AUTO PARK BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THE BRAKE CONTROL CABLE MOUNTED WITHIN ONE INCH OF THE EXHAUST PIPES. IT BURNED THROUGH THE CABLE CAUSING IT TO SEIZE UP AND THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE INOPERABLE. *JG
ITASCA SUNCRUISER (1999) - PARKING BRAKE Jun 25, 2002
Incident date: Jun 12, 2002
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD OVERHEATED. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL SEIZE UP AND NOT STAY IN PARK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THERE WAS AN AUTO PARK BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THE BRAKE CONTROL CABLE MOUNTED WITHIN ONE INCH OF THE EXHAUST PIPES. IT BURNED THROUGH THE CABLE CAUSING IT TO SEIZE UP AND THE PARKING BRAKE TO BE INOPERABLE. *JG
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT Mar 20, 2002
Incident date: Mar 9, 2002
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM TREAD. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON WINNABAGO, ITASCA, 2000.*AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, 225/75R16 E. *MJ
ITASCA SUNRISE (2001) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Mar 19, 2002
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL TO STOP. IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION.*AK
ITASCA ITASCA (1998) - WHEELS Feb 12, 2002
Incident date: Oct 3, 2001
DRIVING ON FLAT,DRY,INTERSTATE 70MPH, APPROX. 60DEGREES, DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE DUALLY TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND FLAPPED AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF RV. ACCORDING TO TRUCK SVC STATION, LOOKED JUST LIKE WILDERNESS AT ISSUE. DAMAGED UNDERSIDE OF RV DENTING FUEL LINE, BREAKING OFF FUEL CAP, CRACKING FULE CAP ASSEMBLY, THE MUD FLAP AND WELDED SUPPORT METAL BROKEN OFF. FLAPPING NOISE A... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (1998) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT Feb 12, 2002
Incident date: Oct 3, 2001
DRIVING ON FLAT,DRY,INTERSTATE 70MPH, APPROX. 60DEGREES, DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE DUALLY TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND FLAPPED AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF RV. ACCORDING TO TRUCK SVC STATION, LOOKED JUST LIKE WILDERNESS AT ISSUE. DAMAGED UNDERSIDE OF RV DENTING FUEL LINE, BREAKING OFF FUEL CAP, CRACKING FULE CAP ASSEMBLY, THE MUD FLAP AND WELDED SUPPORT METAL BROKEN OFF. FLAPPING NOISE A... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (1999) - STRUCTURE:BODY Jan 10, 2002
Incident date: Oct 21, 1999
CONTACTED MANUFACTURER - REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY - CLAIMS INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE - CLAIMS ROOF MUST BE INSPECTED EVERY SIX MONTHS TO INSURE THAT SEALS ARE ADEQUATE - EXTREME DANGER IF ROOF COMES COMPLETELY OFF MOTORHOME AND COMES IN CONTACT WITH TRAILING VEHICLE - DANGER TO MOTORHOME OCCUPANTS DUE TO NEED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON INTERSTATE SO THAT MOTORHOME CAN PROCEED TO EXIT INTE... Read more
ITASCA SUNCRUISER (2001) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Oct 9, 2001
Incident date: Aug 17, 2001
WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AT SLOW SPEEDS, 25-40 MPH VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR, BUT VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. DEALER ROAD TESTED VEHICLE ON FLAT ROAD, AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK *ET
ITASCA SUNCRUISER (2001) - EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER Oct 9, 2001
Incident date: Aug 17, 2001
WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AT SLOW SPEEDS, 25-40 MPH VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER. CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR, BUT VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. DEALER ROAD TESTED VEHICLE ON FLAT ROAD, AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK *ET
ITASCA SUNCRUISER (2000) - FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING Sep 6, 2001
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
VEHICLE IS LEAKING PROPANE DUE TO "FLARES" THAT CARRY FUEL BREAKING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE PRIOR TO RECENT LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - TIRES Aug 10, 2001
Incident date: Jul 6, 2001
WITH ONLY 7242 MILES ON A NEW WINNEBAGO ITSCA SUNCRUISER MOTOR HOME, WE HAD A DOUBLE BLOW OUT. AN ENTIRE CIRCLE OF RUBBER CAME OFF OF OUTSIDE TIRE AND THEN REST OF TIRE BLEW OUT, SOMETHING POKED A HOLE IN THE TIRE BEHIND THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND IT WENT FLAT TOO. GOODYEAR HAS DENIED CLAIM STATING WE DROVE WITH UNDERINFLATED TIRES FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAD TIRES CHECKED BEFORE WE DEP... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Aug 10, 2001
Incident date: Jul 6, 2001
WITH ONLY 7242 MILES ON A NEW WINNEBAGO ITSCA SUNCRUISER MOTOR HOME, WE HAD A DOUBLE BLOW OUT. AN ENTIRE CIRCLE OF RUBBER CAME OFF OF OUTSIDE TIRE AND THEN REST OF TIRE BLEW OUT, SOMETHING POKED A HOLE IN THE TIRE BEHIND THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND IT WENT FLAT TOO. GOODYEAR HAS DENIED CLAIM STATING WE DROVE WITH UNDERINFLATED TIRES FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAD TIRES CHECKED BEFORE WE DEP... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (1995) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Jul 23, 2001
Incident date: Jul 13, 2001
RUBBER HOSE CONNECTING FUEL FILL LINE TO MAIN GAS TANK WAS CRACKED. COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE WITH MAIN FUEL TANK. NOTED WHEN FILLING TANK WITH GAS AND REPAIRED. BUT COMPANY HAS NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REQUIRING REGULAR CHECKS FOR THIS AREA. SIMPLE FIX FOR $12.00, WHICH COULD LEAD TO MAJOR FIRE IF NOT NOTICED.
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT Jul 10, 2001
Incident date: Jun 30, 2001
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FELT VIBRATION, STOPPED TO CHECK, WITH NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. CONTINUED FOR A FEW MILES AND VIBRATION STOPPED. ASSUMED TO BE CAUSED BE THE ROAD. A COUPLE MILES FURTHER AND HEARD A BANG, SMELLED RUBBER BURN AND SAW TREAD FLYING OUT FROM UNDER RV. ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO DISCOVER THE CORDS TO BE INTACT, SIDEWALLS REMAINING, ALL TREAD MISSING. T... Read more
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Feb 28, 2001
Incident date: Jan 16, 2001
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENDLY BROKE FROM THE FLOOR SUPPORT RESULTING IN A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, PLASTIC HOLLOW PIN , WHICH SECURES THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BROKE, OWNER FIXED THE FAILURE BY DRILLING OUT THE PLASTIC PIN AND INSERTING A 1/4 X 3 1/2 INCH BOLT THROUGH THE PIN, PEDAL AND FLOOR SUPPORT. CJ
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER Feb 12, 2001
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE WATER HEATER FAILED, THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT THERMOSTAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES Feb 12, 2001
HYDRAULIC HOSES IN REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF MOTORHOME ARE BADLY RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, THE RUSTED FITTINGS WERE POINTED OUT WHEN A DEXTRON LEAK WAS FOUND. *SLC
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - WHEELS:HUB Feb 12, 2001
FRONT HUBCAPS MISSING. *SLC
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Feb 12, 2001
FAILURE OF THE MAIN COMPUTER CAUSED DELAY IN CONSUMER PICKING UP VEHICLE, THE COMPUTER FAILED AGAIN AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE STRANDED, WIRING UNDERNEATH THE DASH IS TOO CLOSE TO THE PEDALS, THERE ARE LOOSE HOSES AND WIRES HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *SLC
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Feb 12, 2001
WOOD PLUG MISSING AROUND BEDROOM DOOR, DOOR HINGE CRACKED, THE DOOR IS HARD TO OPEN OR CLOSE, THERE WAS A RUSTED STEEL PLATE BETWEEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEELS AND THE PROPANE TANK. *SLC
ITASCA HORIZON (2000) - EQUIPMENT Feb 12, 2001
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A LOT OF EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS, THE LARGE SLIDE DRIFTS WHENEVER IT' EXTENDED, DOOR HINGE CRACKING, ICE MAKER VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN AND WHEN IT DID OPEN, THERE WAS A SEVERE LEAK, REFRIGERATOR GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN AC AND GAS, THEN IT EITHER TURNS ITSELF OFF OR GIVES A TROUBLE CODE IN RED LETTERS, SHOWER DOOR STICKS, BEDROOM WINDOW IS HARD TO CLOSE, PROPANE DETECTOR WENT OF... Read more
ITASCA SPIRIT (2000) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Jan 31, 2001
THE CONVERTER PRODUCES EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE WHEN LIGHTLY LOADED, A LAMP POWERED BY THE CONVERTER WILL BECOME HOT DURING OVER VOLTAGE AND LIKELY CHAR OR MELT THE FIXTURE SURROUNDING THE LAMP, THE CONVERTER IN THE CONSUMER'S MOTORHOME IS A MODEL 6332 MADE BY MAGNETEK, CONSUMER FEELS THAT BOTH OUTPUTS OF THE CONVERTER SHOULD BE VOLTAGE REGULATED, NOT JUST THE BATTERY OUTPUT. *SLC
ITASCA ITASCA (1997) - PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL Jan 29, 2001
WHILE PARKING THE AUTOPARK BRAKE LOCKED UP, AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE THE LETTING IT SIT, IT WORKED FINE, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOPARK BRAKE ABRUPTLY APPLIED ITSELF AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL UNDER THE MOTORHOME TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE IS A POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. NLM
ITASCA ITASCA (1997) - PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL Jan 23, 2001
WHILE PARKING THE AUTOPARK BRAKE LOCKED UP, AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE THE LETTING IT SIT, IT WORKED FINE, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOPARK BRAKE ABRUPTLY APPLIED ITSELF AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL UNDER THE MOTORHOME TO DISENGAGE THE BRAKE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE IS A POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. NLM
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Nov 20, 2000
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER (WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES) AND THE CERTIFICATION/TIRE LABEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS A GAWR (GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING) OF 6,000 LBS. FRONT AND 12,000 LBS. REAR AND A TOTAL GVWR (GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING) OF 18,000 LBS. BY ACCIDENT, I FOUND STAMPED INTO EACH WHEEL "2,780 LBS. MAXIMUM LOAD". MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I LOAD THE VEHICLE ANYWH... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Nov 20, 2000
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER (WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES) AND THE CERTIFICATION/TIRE LABEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS A GAWR (GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING) OF 6,000 LBS. FRONT AND 12,000 LBS. REAR AND A TOTAL GVWR (GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING) OF 18,000 LBS. BY ACCIDENT, I FOUND STAMPED INTO EACH WHEEL "2,780 LBS. MAXIMUM LOAD". MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I LOAD THE VEHICLE ANYWH... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (2000) - TIRES:SIDEWALL Nov 7, 2000
Incident date: May 1, 2000
RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS OBVIOUS FLAW IN SIDEWALL,CONSUMER NOTIFIED FORD AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S LT 255/75R16). *ET
ITASCA ITASCA (1999) - TIRES Oct 27, 2000
Incident date: Oct 20, 2000
FIRST BLOWOUT ON RHS REAR INSIDE TIRE, SECOND WITHIN 200 MILES ON RHS REAR OUTSIDE TIRE. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID ALL OK AFTER FIRST BLOWOUT. HAD TIRES CHECKED BY OIL CHANGE MAN AND SEARS AUTOMOTIVE WITHIN 50 MILES OF SECOND BLOWOUT. (DOT NUMBER: VDTL 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)
ITASCA ITASCA (1998) - TIRES Oct 13, 2000
Incident date: Aug 4, 1998
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )
ITASCA ITASCA (1996) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT Aug 25, 2000
Incident date: Aug 25, 1999
TIRE 1 : WHLE TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA ON THE INTERSTATE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ON THE RV STARTED MAKING A THUMPING SOUND AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE, LEAVING THE BELTS AND INNER TIRE ONLY, THE TIRE DEFLATED AND ALMOST CAUSED THE RV TO CRASH. THE STATE POLICE LOCATED A LOCAL REPAIR CENTER THAT CAME AND CHANGED TIRE TO A NEW TIRE HE HAD BROUGHT WITH HIM. HE ALSO M... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (1998) - TIRES Aug 24, 2000
Incident date: Aug 8, 2000
I RECENTLY COMPLETED A 4000 MILE TRIP IN MY MOTORHOME IN HOT CLIMATE STARTING AND ENDING IN ARIZONA. I HAD 2 BLOWOUTS, COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE/SEPERATIONS. BOTH WERE ON THE INNER DUAL TIRES, BOTH SIDES. THE FIRST FAILURE HAD 19,000 MILES APPROX, THE 2ND AT APPROX 21,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE LOAD E RATED. THEY APPEAR DEFECTIVE AND THE REMAINING TIRES HAVE STRANGE WEAR PATTERNS THAT LOOK LIKE PEN... Read more
ITASCA ITASCA (1998) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT Aug 8, 2000
Incident date: May 29, 2000
PE-00-020- 1998 FORD SUPER DUTY MOTOR HOME, FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE SIZE 225/75R16 16 INCHES. TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS; ONE ON REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, DUAL INSIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, ONE OF THE LEFT HAND DUAL INSIDE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES WHICH LATER BLEW OUT WHEN DRIVING, TIRES ONLY HAVE 25 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. *AK DOT#VN1L1XD207. *SLC
ITASCA ADVENTURER (2000) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Jun 30, 2000
Incident date: May 26, 2000
WHILE DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 10 TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND MOTOR WENT DEAD. PULLED OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED A FUSE, BUT DIDN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF PROBLEM. MOTOR FAILED AGAIN, TOWED TO DIFFERENT DEALER. THIS DEALER FOUND THAT THE WIRE THAT WAS RUBBING AGAINST A BOLT OF THE FRAME CAUSED THE SHORT. PROBLEM REPAIRED. *AK *ML
ITASCA SUNDANCER (1999) - SEATS May 19, 2000
FRONT SEATS WERE DESIGNED TO CUT OFF CIRCULATION IN LEGS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. SEATS TILTED TOO FAR DOWNWARD. CONTACTED BOTH MANUFACTURER/DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SEATS WERE FINE & NO CHANGES WOULD BE MADE. *AK BOTH CAB SEATS ARE TILTED BACK AT REAR OF SEAT WHICH PUTS FRONT OF SEAT HIGH. *YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY May 8, 2000
THE RADIATOR FAILED. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER May 8, 2000
THE FAN BLADE PARTIALY BROKE OFF AND CUT THE OIL FILL LINE AND THE COMPRESSOR WIRE. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR May 8, 2000
THE REAR DOOR COMPARTMENT FELL OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE MOTORHOME. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR May 8, 2000
OUTSIDE MIRROR FELL OFF. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES May 8, 2000
THE GAS CABLE BROKE. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS May 8, 2000
REAR BRAKE LINING FAILED. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH May 8, 2000
THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR May 8, 2000
HEATER FAN BURNED OUT. YH
ITASCA IKG36WQ (1996) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS Mar 29, 2000
THE REAR BRAKE LINING FAILED. YH