Itasca Visibility: Windshield Wiper/Washer

Itasca is recalling about 271 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. Wiper failure could result in obscured vision throughthe windshield with potential for an accident.

Campaign
91V017000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
1 January 1991
Vehicles
271
Built between
Until Oct 1989
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
18 February 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between an unspecified date and October 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990 Itasca ItascaBuilt unknown to October 1989
  • 1990 Winnebago WinnebagoBuilt unknown to October 1989

What the defect is

Windshield wipers may oscillate beyond the perimeter of the windshield frame causing wiper failure.

What could happen

Wiper failure could result in obscured vision throughthe windshield with potential for an accident.

What gets fixed

INSTALL NEW MOTOR BRACKET THAT WILL CORRECTLY POSITION WIPER MOTOR DRIVE SHAFT TO PREVENT OSCILLATION BEYOND THE WINDSHIELD FRAME.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtunknown to October 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 January 1991
  3. Owners notified18 February 1991

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 January 1991.

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
ODI

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: windshield wipers.vehicle description: motorhomes; all winnebago and itasca 1990 models builtprior to october 1, 1989, with the designation WCM27RQ, WCM31RQ, WCM34RQ,WKM40RQ, ICM27RQ, ICM31RQ, ICM34RA, IKM40RQ.

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