Winnebago Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Winnebago is recalling about 13 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the door opens while moving, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.

Campaign
18V659000
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Reported
24 September 2018
Vehicles
13
Built between
Jul 2018 – Aug 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 October 2018
Repaired
85%
Unrepaired
2

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2019 Winnebago HorizonBuilt July 2018 to August 2018

Repair progress

2 of 13 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

85% repaired — 11 of 13 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 2019 Winnebago Horizon vehicles. The affected vehicles have entry doors that have latch rods that may be improperly adjusted, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."

What could happen

If the door opens while moving, it can increase the risk of injury or a crash.

What gets fixed

Winnebago has notified owners, and dealers will readjust the door latch rod, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2018 to August 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 September 2018
  3. Owners notified26 October 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 85% 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 24 September 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 154.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
154
Recalling manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Safety standard
FMVSS 206
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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