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.
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 1,762 complaints for WINNEBAGO
Incident date: Oct 17, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 (NA) WINNEBAGO MERIDIAN 39K. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE PROPANE TANK AND A CRACK UNDERNEATH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V114000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT ORDERED AND REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jan 17, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 WINNEBAGO TRAVATO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RV EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL COACH ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO NIELSON RV (341 E. SUNLAND DR, ST GEORGE, UT 84790, (435) 652-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE DAMP SOLAR CONTROLLER. THE RV WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 17, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 WINNEBAGO TRAVATO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RV EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL COACH ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO NIELSON RV (341 E. SUNLAND DR, ST GEORGE, UT 84790, (435) 652-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE DAMP SOLAR CONTROLLER. THE RV WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 16, 2016
I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON MY 2014 PULL TRAILER ATTRIBUTED TO LIONS HEAD ST 225/75 R15 TIRES, SERIAL NUMBER 1KMM18A2813. THESE TIRES WERE ON THE TRAILER WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW IN DECEMBER 2014.ONE BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE UNDER TOW AND THE OTHER BLOW OUT HAPPENED WHILE MOUNTED ON THE SPARE TIRE RACK AT THE BACK OF THE TRAILER. THIS TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN USED. THE BLOWOUT DATE WHILE UNDER TOW WAS REP... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2015
2014 WINNEBAGO RE-30 TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DANGEROUS & UNACCEPTABLE POOR CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES AND COMPANY'S UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER SEEMED UNSTABLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE WATER TANK HAD CRASHED THROUGH THE OSB WAFER BOARD AND WAS BULGING THE POLY UNDERLAYMENT UNDERNEATH THE TRAILER. *JS
Incident date: Dec 24, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO BRAVE WORKHORSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CALIBERS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE CONTA... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2008) - STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Jan 11, 2018
Incident date: Oct 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND INADVERTENTLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V148000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2017
WHILE DRIVING OUR RV IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP AND HEAVY CONDENSATION FORMED ON THE SIDE WINDOWS. WHEN WE TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON THICK BLASTS OF STEAM SHOT UP OUT OF THE VENTS, FILLING THE FRONT OF THE COACH WITH A DENSE FOG. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS, SCARY SITUATION! AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A FIRE AND THAT SMOKE WAS FILLING THE COACH. IT WAS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2017
I 'AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 WINNEBAGO VOYAGE.HAVE A WATER LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK THE MOTOR HOME TO NOVUS TO HAVE THEM RESEAL THE WINDSHIELD. UPON ARRIVING AT NOVUS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CENTER BAR OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH SUPPORTS THE ROOF AND THE WINDSHIELDS. THE WINDSHIELDS HAVE NOT BEEN REMOVED OR REPLACED. UPDATED 11/16/2017*JS
Incident date: Aug 1, 2017
LIONSHEAD TIRES TOO UNSAFE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AFTER USING THE 5TH WHEEN THREE TIMES (SHORT DISTANCES) OVER THE PAST YEAR, SEVERAL OF THE TIRES HAVE FORMED BUBBLES POSING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER READING UP ON THIS MANUFACTURER, THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND PULLED FROM THE SHELVES! THEY DO NOT HAVE A WARRANTY FOR MILEAGE, WHICH POSES A HUGE SCAM RACKET ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2016
WATER HEATER SCALD OPERATOR THE VEHICLE AND THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THAT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA NO 15V758000. RV HAS ATWOOD ON DEMAND WATER HEATERS. THE AFFECTED WATER HEATER IS RESULTING IN USER BEING SCALDED. WINNEBAGO AND DEALER (LAZY DAYS) HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES AND WERE REQUESTED TO CORRECT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REFUSED TO SEEK A SOLUTION... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2008) - SERVICE BRAKES
Aug 22, 2017
Incident date: Aug 20, 2017
DRIVING A W22 CHASSIS WENT THRU THE MOUNTAINS IN ARIZONA AND WHEN ARRIVING AT THE CAMP SITE OFFICE AND DRIVING TO THE SITE DOWN A HILL BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME UP AND STOPPED THE MOTORHOME. WHEN THE MOTOR ENGINE IS OFF AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A MOTOR RUNS AND THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR.
Incident date: Jul 13, 2017
LAST YEAR 9JUNE2016) I HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR PROPANE LP RECALL TWO WEEKS AGO IN A CAMP GROUND, WHEN STATIONARY, AFTER TURNING ON THE PROPANE VALVE THE PROPANE TANK VENTED AND DISCHARGED 10.5 GALLONS OF PROPANE. LUCKILY THE IT DID NOT EXPLODE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER COLERAIN RV IN CINTI OH AND THEY SAID IT MUST OF BEEN LOSS FITING AND REFILLED TANK. I HAD TO RETURN IT THE NEXT DAY B... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 WINNEBAGO ASPECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTORHOME WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT REQUIRED THE TRANSFER SWITCH TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSFER SWITCH RECENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE REC... Read more
Fire
WINNEBAGO
VIEW PROFILE
(2012) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Jul 28, 2017
Incident date: Jul 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 WINNEBAGO VIEW PROFILE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DEPRESSED THE HORN, THE HORN OPERATED BRIEFLY AND STOPPED WORKING. THE MERCEDES-BENZ OF MELBOURNE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2017
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO LOCK UP THEIR BRAKES. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICIE JUST PURCHASED THIS NEW JUNE 8, 2017. WINNEBAGO HAS ISSUED A RECALL BUT IT IS NOT ON YOUR SITE. I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE A ACCESS MODULE THAT WAS SHORTING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS AFFECTED BY THIS MODULE PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2017
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO LOCK UP THEIR BRAKES. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICIE JUST PURCHASED THIS NEW JUNE 8, 2017. WINNEBAGO HAS ISSUED A RECALL BUT IT IS NOT ON YOUR SITE. I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE A ACCESS MODULE THAT WAS SHORTING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS AFFECTED BY THIS MODULE PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2017
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO LOCK UP THEIR BRAKES. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICIE JUST PURCHASED THIS NEW JUNE 8, 2017. WINNEBAGO HAS ISSUED A RECALL BUT IT IS NOT ON YOUR SITE. I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE A ACCESS MODULE THAT WAS SHORTING THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS AFFECTED BY THIS MODULE PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2017
TAKATA RECALL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION REGARDING A REPAIR FOR THIS ITEM SINCE INITIAL COMMUNICATION SENT TO US OVER A YEAR AGO. WOULD IT BE CORRECT WE SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR WITH STILL NO RECOURSE GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS A FAMILY CAMPER? CALLED MERCEDES FOR INFORMATION AND THEIR ONLY COMMENT AS THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO US WHEN A FIX BECAME AVAILAB... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO BRAVE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND HESITATE BEFORE SUDDENLY STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF. DURING THE INCIDENT, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES CONNECTING THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE FAULTY AND A PROTECTION KIT WAS INS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2017
I OWN A 2014 WINNEBAGO ERA 70X. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I HAD TO HAVE MY NORCOLD N3104 REFRIGERATOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2014. NOW AGAIN THE REFRIGERATOR HAS FAILED DUE TO BLACKENED OVERHEATED CIRCUIT BOARD DUE TO FAILURE OF 12V PORTION OF THE 3 WAY REFRIGERATOR. NORCOLD SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER CONTROL BOARD ANT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $700 FOR THE PART ALONE!! I AM HESITANT TO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNRISE MOTORHOME. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AND HEATED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CALIPERS DID NOT RELEASE AND THE HEAT DAMAGED THE WHEEL BEARING COVERS AND ABS SENSORS. THE FAILURES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
DODGE/WINNEBAGO SPRINTER 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAG.*JB
Incident date: Dec 31, 2016
RV WAS PARKED AT OUR HOME. NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. TOTAL FIRE LOSS OF RV, TWO GARAGES AND DAMAGE TO SIDE OF HOME AND ROOF SHINGLES. SEVERAL ITEMS OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS WERE ALSO A TOTAL LOSS.
Fire
Incident date: Jan 19, 2017
MY 2015 WINNEBAGO VIEW G WITH A CAB OVER BED. HAS A OCCC OF 960 LBS I LOOKED AT THE LOAD A SMALL CAR CAN CARRY. 2010 VW NEW BEETLE 865 LBS 2010 NISSAN SENTRA 1,088 2010 AUDI A 4 1,257 2010 KIA SPORTAGE 1,332 2015 WGO VIEW G CAB OVER 960 LBS. THIS IS A MOTOR HOME WITH A 31 GALLON WATER TANK, A 6 GALLON HW TANK, SEATING FOR 4. MANY STORAGE COMPARTMENTS,OVER 41 CUBIC FEET ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2017
MY 2015 WINNEBAGO VIEW G WITH A CAB OVER BED. HAS A OCCC OF 960 LBS I LOOKED AT THE LOAD A SMALL CAR CAN CARRY. 2010 VW NEW BEETLE 865 LBS 2010 NISSAN SENTRA 1,088 2010 AUDI A 4 1,257 2010 KIA SPORTAGE 1,332 2015 WGO VIEW G CAB OVER 960 LBS. THIS IS A MOTOR HOME WITH A 31 GALLON WATER TANK, A 6 GALLON HW TANK, SEATING FOR 4. MANY STORAGE COMPARTMENTS,OVER 41 CUBIC FEET ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 25, 2017
I WAS ON A WEEKEND TRIP. I STOPPED AT A WASHINGTON STATE WEIGHT STATION AND WEIGHED MY VIEW. MY REAR IS 7220 AND FRONT IS 3780 OR 11,000. THE GVR IS 11200. THIS WAS WITH HALF TANK OF FUEL IN BOTH THE DIESEL AND PROPANE. MY WATER TANKS WERE EMPTY INCLUDING THE HOT WATER. I WAS ALONE AND HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOOD IN THE REFER. AS FAR AS LOAD, I HAVE HWH LEVELERS AND A TRAVELER DISH. BOTH INSTALLED ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2016
THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THIS CANCELS THE CRUISE CONTROL OPTION ALSO.
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2005) - SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 27, 2016
Incident date: Dec 15, 2016
CONCERNING RECALL 51101-C. THE DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THE ONLY THING COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL IS THE CALIPERS, EVEN THOUGH BECAUSE OF THE CALIPERS, THE ROTORS ARE ALSO DAMAGED. AND THE ABS SENSOR IS MELTED. JUST WONDERING WHAT YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THIS RECALL IS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
WINNEBAGO ERA RV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE REPAIR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
Incident date: Aug 17, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SLIDE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A POTENTIAL CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR AND THE CONTROL BOARD WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 WINNEBAGO VISTA MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V598000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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 DISTR... Read more
WINNEBAGO
WINNIE DROP
(2016) - TIRES
Sep 18, 2016
Incident date: Sep 18, 2016
I PURCHASED A 2016 WINNEBAGO SCORPION 04-28-2016, THE TRAILER HAS LESS THEN 3,000 MILES ON IT. ONE TIRE ALMOST CAME APART (SEPARATED), WE ASKED LIONS HEAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AND LIONS HEAD SAID NO. THEY SENT US ONE NEW TIRE. NOW160 MILES LATER ON TRAILER THE TWO TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE WEARING FASTER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE AND ALSO THE SIDEWALLS HAVE SEPARATED ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 22, 2016
IN ADDITION TO THE PROPANE HOSE RECALL, WINNEBAGO SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING AT THE SAME TIME ABOUT THE SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE LPG REGULATOR THAT IS INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES. REGULATOR FAILURE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AS EVIDENCED BY THE MANY COMPLAINTS SEEN ON THE VIA OWNERS YAHOO WEB SITE. MY REGULATOR FAILED ON THE VERY FIRST TRIP WE MADE IN OUR BRAND NEW 2015 VIA, CAUSING MUCH DISCOMFORT , ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 WINNEBAGO ERA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V625000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A PROPANE LEAK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2009
WE BOUGHT THIS COACH NEW. IN 2009 WE WERE TRAVELING IN LOUISIANA ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE GRILL ON THE BACK APPARENTLY DETACHED AND FLEW OFF. WE DISCOVERED IT HAD BEEN ATTACHED WITH 2 SIDED TAPE (4 PIECES APPROX 2 IN LONG EA.) SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED 3 OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL THAT HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. THE GRILL IS 4 + FEET WIDE AND ABT 16 IN LONG.
Incident date: Aug 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 WINNEBAGO FORZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V277000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 WINNEBAGO FORZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V277000 (STEERING, SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2016
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE. TWO TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION OVER TWO DAYS WHILE TRAVELING IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. BOTH TIRES WERE LT 225/75 R16 WITH DOT B3JH 009X 1013. THESE TIRES HAD APPROX. 17,500 MILES AND WERE ON A FORD F450 CHASSIS WITH A WINNEBAGO RV ATTACHMENT. THE TIRES ARE THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BUILD DATE.
WINNEBAGO
ITASCA SUNOVA
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 21, 2016
Incident date: Jan 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNOVA RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THEE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITON SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. IN 2014, THE IGNITION SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 WINNEBAGO VOYAGE RV. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE RV FAILED TO STOP. THE RV WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 09/08/... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEER. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MELTED ON THE BACKING PLATE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2014
LPG TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE WELD WHERE THE MOUNTING BRACKET IS ATTACHED. THIS IS A RECALL.WINNEBAGO IS REFUSING TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS ISSUE.A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.NOT VERY GOOD SERVICE FROM WINNEBAGO!!!
Incident date: Jun 26, 2014
LPG TANK IS LEAKING FROM THE WELD WHERE THE MOUNTING BRACKET IS ATTACHED. THIS IS A RECALL.WINNEBAGO IS REFUSING TO MAKE GOOD ON THIS ISSUE.A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.NOT VERY GOOD SERVICE FROM WINNEBAGO!!!
Incident date: May 27, 2016
THE TOW / HAUL MODE DOES NOT FUNCTION AS DESCRIBED IN THE FORD OWNER'S MANUAL ON THE 2016 18,000# FORD F53 CHASSIS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES: "THE TOW HAUL FEATURE PROVIDES ENGINE BRAKING IN ALL FORWARD GEARS, WHICH WILL SLOW YOUR VEHICLE AND ASSIST YOU IN CONTROLLING YOUR VEHICLE WHEN DESCENDING A GRADE. DEPENDING ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOAD CONDITIONS, MAY DOWNSHIFT THE TRANSMISSION, SLOW Y... Read more
WINNEBAGO
ADVENTURER
(2005) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 20, 2016
Incident date: Apr 9, 2016
APRIL, 2016, RV PARKED AND PROPANE COULD BE SMELLED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS COMING FROM A CRACKED WELD ON A 2009 MANCHESTER TANK MODEL 68129, WINNEBAGO # 144116-01-000. THIS 2009 TANK WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR A 2005 TANK, SAME WINNEBAGO #, THAT WAS INSTALLED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V113000 FOR A CRACKED WELD WITH LEAKING PROPANE. WINNEBAGO ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE AND M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2015
THE TIRE SIDEWALLS HAVE SPLIT OPEN AND THEY WILL NOT HOLD AIR THE ELECTRICAL BREAKERS ALMOST STARTED A FIRE ACCORDING TO HOME DEPOT THE BREAKERS IN THE TRAILER ARE NOT UP TO CODE I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM THE WIRING IS NOT UP TO CODE
Incident date: Oct 1, 2015
THE TIRE SIDEWALLS HAVE SPLIT OPEN AND THEY WILL NOT HOLD AIR THE ELECTRICAL BREAKERS ALMOST STARTED A FIRE ACCORDING TO HOME DEPOT THE BREAKERS IN THE TRAILER ARE NOT UP TO CODE I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM THE WIRING IS NOT UP TO CODE
Incident date: Dec 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V625000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT BECAUSE IT DID NOT PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT CAUSED A FAILURE INSTEAD. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PROPANE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 WINNEBAGO ITASCA. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V625000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT BECAUSE IT DID NOT PERMANENTLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT CAUSED A FAILURE INSTEAD. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PROPANE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ... Read more