Itasca Equipment: Lines and Fittings

Itasca is recalling about 1,654 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V532000
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Reported
15 August 2018
Vehicles
1,654
Built between
Feb 2011 – Aug 2018
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 September 2018
Repaired
35%
Unrepaired
1,050

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2011 and August 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2012-2013 Itasca NavionBuilt November 2011 to August 2018
  • 2012-2013 Itasca ReyoBuilt November 2011 to August 2012
  • 2012-2013 Winnebago ERABuilt February 2011 to June 2012
  • 2012-2013 Winnebago VIABuilt February 2011 to June 2012
  • 2012-2013 Winnebago ViewBuilt February 2011 to June 2012

Repair progress

1,050 of 1,654 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.

35% repaired — 578 of 1,654 reported

Owners not reachable
24
Scrapped or exported
2

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) 2012-2013 Winnebago Era, View, and Via motorhomes and Itasca Navion and Reyo motorhomes. The high pressure liquid propane hoses may harden at the crimp fitting, possibly resulting in a propane leak.

What could happen

A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the propane hose, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 17, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2011 to August 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 August 2018
  3. Owners notified17 September 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 35% 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 15 August 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 151.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
151
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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