Itasca Equipment: Lines and Fittings

Itasca is recalling about 119 vehicles over a problem with the equipment.

Campaign
80V165000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
12 December 1980
Vehicles
119
Built between
Aug 1979 – Nov 1980
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 December 1980
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1979 and November 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1980-1981 Itasca IC419RBBuilt August 1979 to November 1980
  • 1980-1981 Winnebago WC419RBBuilt August 1979 to November 1980

What the defect is

The liquid propane gas line is routed in such a way that it may come into contact with the sharp edge of the forward steel oven retaining bracket.

What gets fixed

DEALER WILL INSPECT THE UNIT FOR PROPER GAS LINE ROUTING. LINES MAY BE EITHER REROUTED OR REPLACED, AS NECESSARY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1979 to November 1980
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 1980
  3. Owners notified23 December 1980

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 December 1980.

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: motor homes equipped with optional oven.system: fuel; lp gas line.consequences of defect: this may cause progressive wear and, eventually, abreak in the line. This would allow liquid propane gas to enter the coach,possibly leading to a fire and personal injury to passengers.

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.

Same component

Same brand