Winnebago Suspension: Front

Winnebago is recalling about 227 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. Overloading the axle causes the front axle componentsto fail prematurely which may result in loss of vehicle control and personalinjury and/or vehicle damage.

Campaign
93V052000
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
Reported
1 April 1993
Vehicles
227
Built between
Sep 1992 – Mar 1993
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 March 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1992 and March 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1993 Winnebago VectraBuilt September 1992 to March 1993

What the defect is

A vehicle that is fully equipped and loaded with a typical payload will cause an overloaded condition on the front axle.

What could happen

Overloading the axle causes the front axle componentsto fail prematurely which may result in loss of vehicle control and personalinjury and/or vehicle damage.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE FRONT AXLE AND SPRING ASSEMBLY WITH A HIGHER RATED AXLE ASSEMBLY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1992 to March 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 April 1993
  3. Owners notified31 March 1993

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 April 1993.

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: front axle.vehicle description: motorhomes, designation WSM35RQ, using a spartan motorschassis.

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