Itasca Electrical System: Rear Compartment/Trunk

Itasca is recalling about 802 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A fire can develop under motorhome floor when engine isworking hard in warm temperatures.

Campaign
87V156000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
Reported
1 October 1987
Vehicles
802
Built between
Jul 1986 – Aug 1987
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 November 1986
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1986 and August 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1986-1987 Itasca ICP37RQBuilt July 1986 to August 1987
  • 1986-1987 Winnebago WCP37RQBuilt July 1986 to August 1987

What the defect is

Certain components were incorrectly assembled; such as the heat resistant cover on the wiring harness, located above the exhaust system and the mufflers rear heat shield and rear hanger.

What could happen

A fire can develop under motorhome floor when engine isworking hard in warm temperatures.

What gets fixed

REPLACE COVERING, ADD A HEAT SHIELD, AND REPOSITION MUFFLER HANGER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1986 to August 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 October 1987
  3. Owners notified10 November 1986

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 1 October 1987.

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 IND., 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

System: wiring harness/exhaust.vehicle description: class a motorhomes.

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