Itasca Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Itasca is recalling about 1,367 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. This can allow excessive heat buildup which has the potential to ignite surrounding materials, resulting in personal injury and/oi vehicle and property damage.

Campaign
05V407000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
14 September 2005
Vehicles
1,367
Built between
May 2002 – Aug 2005
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 September 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2002 and August 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2006 Itasca MeridianBuilt May 2002 to August 2005
  • 2003, 2005 Itasca SuncruiserBuilt May 2002 to August 2005
  • 2005 Itasca SunriseBuilt May 2002 to February 2005
  • 2003, 2005 Winnebago AdventurerBuilt May 2002 to August 2005
  • 2004-2006 Winnebago JourneyBuilt May 2002 to August 2005
  • 2005 Winnebago VoyageBuilt May 2002 to February 2005

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, the roof vent for the optional 4-DOOR refrigerator was incorrectly located.

What could happen

This can allow excessive heat buildup which has the potential to ignite surrounding materials, resulting in personal injury and/oi vehicle and property damage.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE ROOF VENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2002 to August 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 September 2005
  3. Owners notified9 September 2005

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 14 September 2005.

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 may contact winnebago at 1-641-585-6939.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
96
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

Winnebago recall no. 96.CUSTOMERS may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

Same component

Same brand