Winnebago Equipment: Carrier/Rack

Winnebago is recalling about 293 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the roof rack detaches while moving, it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18V274000
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Reported
2 May 2018
Vehicles
293
Built between
Aug 2017 – Apr 2018
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 May 2018
Repaired
83%
Unrepaired
50

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2017 and April 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018-2019 Winnebago ERABuilt August 2017 to April 2018
  • 2018-2019 Winnebago RevelBuilt August 2017 to April 2018
  • 2018 Winnebago TravatoBuilt March 2018 to April 2018

Repair progress

50 of 293 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.

83% repaired — 243 of 293 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Winnebago Industries, Inc (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2018 Winnebago Travato and 2018-2019 Winnebago Era, and Revel recreational vehicles. The roof rack may not have been installed with the correct fasteners, possibly resulting in the roof rack detaching from the vehicle while moving.

What could happen

If the roof rack detaches while moving, it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will add a screw adjacent to each rivet, free of charge. The recall began on May 29, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2017 to April 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 2018
  3. Owners notified29 May 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 83% repaired

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 2 May 2018.

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 customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 150.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
150
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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