- Vehicles
- 631
- Built between
- Aug 1997 – Jun 1999
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1997 and June 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1996-2000 Itasca HorizonBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Itasca SunflyerBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Luxor MotorhomeBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Ultimate AdvantageBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Ultimate FreedomBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Vectra Grand TourBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Vectra MotorhomeBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Winnebago ChieftainBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
- 1996-2000 Winnebago JourneyBuilt August 1997 to June 1999
What the defect is
Certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 442, 443, 452, EV452, 453, 462, EV462, 463, EV463, 482, EV482, 483, EV483, 874, and 875. These refrigerators can experience a break down in a rubber seal within the gas valve. As the rubber seal ages, a leak may occur, allowing propane gas to accumulate in the burner area.
What could happen
The consequence can result in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT GAS VALVE FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1997 to June 1999
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 December 2002
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 3 December 2002.
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.
Manufacturer contact
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 norcold service center at 1-800-667-3005 or winnebago at 641-585-3535.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Also, customers can 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.