- Vehicles
- 6,550
- Built between
- Jan 2000 – Sep 2000
- Models
- 16
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 October 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2000 and September 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000 Itasca HorizonBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Itasca SpiritBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 1990 Itasca SundancerBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 1995 Itasca SunflyerBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Itasca SunriseBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Itasca Sunrise SEBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Ultimate AdvantageBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2001 Ultimate FreedomBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago AdventurerBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago BraveBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago Brave SEBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago ChieftainBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 1996 Winnebago JourneyBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago MinnieBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago Minnie WinnieBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
- 2000 Winnebago redundant SUNCRUISERBuilt January 2000 to September 2000
What the defect is
Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
What could happen
Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2000 to September 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 October 2000
- Owners notified20 October 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 13 October 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began october 20, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact winnebago at 1-641-585-6939 or am-safe commercial products at 219-266-8330. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.