Itasca Electrical System: Wiring

Itasca is recalling about 23 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A short could develop and result in a fire.

Campaign
89V042000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
Reported
22 March 1989
Vehicles
23
Built between
Feb 1989 – Mar 1989
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 February 1989
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1989 and March 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1989 Itasca SuncruiserBuilt February 1989 to March 1989
  • 1989 Itasca SuperchiefBuilt February 1989 to March 1989
  • 1989 Winnebago SUN CruiserBuilt February 1989 to March 1989
  • 1989 Winnebago Super ChiefBuilt February 1989 to March 1989

What the defect is

Due to contact of the metal slide of the lower drawer in the bedroom closet with a 110-VOLT wire from the electrical converter, insulation may be stripped from the wire.

What could happen

A short could develop and result in a fire.

What gets fixed

REPAIR TO ELIMINATE CONTACT WITH WIRE FROM ELECTRICAL CONVERTER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1989 to March 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 March 1989
  3. Owners notified8 February 1989

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 22 March 1989.

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: electrical converter wire.vehicle description: 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