- Vehicles
- 38
- Built between
- Nov 1976 – Dec 1976
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1976 and December 1976. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1976 Winnebago Brave D26RTBuilt November 1976 to December 1976
What the defect is
The furnace on the involved vehicles may have been improperly installed. Consequently, when the furnace is in service, a down draft or suction may be created within the refrigerator cabinet. Furthermore, this down draft could cause the flame to be drawn down over the top of the burner.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL VENEER PANELS OVER AN ACCESS OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REFRIGERATOR CABINET TO ELIMINATE THE DOWN DRAFT. THIS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1976 to December 1976
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 January 1977
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 4 January 1977.
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.
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
Vehicle description: motorhomes.system: equipment; furnace.consequences of defect: the burner could melt and a fire could start resultingin vehicle damage and personal injury.note: the furnace should not be used until the unit has been inspected andreceived the necessary repairs.
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.