- Vehicles
- 930
- Built between
- Mar 1999 – Aug 2001
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 July 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1999 and August 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000-2002 Itasca HorizonBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 1999 Itasca SuncruiserBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 2001 Itasca SunflyerBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 2000 Itasca SunriseBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 2000-2001 Winnebago BraveBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 1999-2001 Winnebago ChieftainBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 2001 Winnebago JourneyBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 2000 Winnebago Minnie WinnieBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 1999-2002 Winnebago Ultimate AdvantageBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
- 1999-2002 Winnebago Ultimate FreedomBuilt March 1999 to August 2001
What the defect is
Winnebago is recalling my 1999-2002 ultimate advantage, ultimate freedom, my 1999-2001 chieftain, my 2000-2001 brave, my 2001 journey my 2000 minnie winnie, my 2000-2002 itasca horizon, my 1999 suncruiser, my 2001 sunflyer, and my 2000 sunrise motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.
What could happen
Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
What gets fixed
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1999 to August 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 June 2008
- Owners notified1 July 2008
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 June 2008.
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 norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or winnebago at 1-641-585-3535.
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
Customers may also 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.