- Vehicles
- 5
- Built between
- Oct 2008 – Jun 2010
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 27 May 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2008 and June 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2010 Winnebago AdventurerBuilt November 2008 to October 2009
- 2009-2010 Winnebago J38SBuilt October 2008 to June 2010
What the defect is
Winnebago is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 adventurer manufactured from may 14, 2009, through october 16, 2009, and certain model year 2009-2010 winnebago J38S commercial vehicles manufactured from october 30, 2008 through june 21, 2010. The stop lamps may be intermittent during light brake applications.
What could happen
The stop lamps may not properly indicate that the service brakes are applied which may lead to a crash without warning.
What gets fixed
DTNA/FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE DTNA'S SAFETY DEFECT REPORT 10V-178.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2008 to June 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 April 2011
- Owners notified27 May 2011
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 12 April 2011.
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 the warranty campaigns department at 1-800-547-0712.
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
Owners 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.