Itasca Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Lamp

Itasca is recalling about 438 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. The bulb/socket assembly may not function properly.

Campaign
99V165001
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
30 June 1999
Vehicles
438
Built between
Not published
Models
15
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 May 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1999 Itasca IG33B
  • 1999 Itasca IG35C
  • 1999 Itasca IG37G
  • 1999 Itasca IL33B
  • 1999 Itasca IL34Y
  • 1999 Winnebago WF31B
  • 1999 Winnebago WF35C
  • 1999 Winnebago WG30A
  • 1999 Winnebago WG33B
  • 1999 Winnebago WG34H
  • 1999 Winnebago WG35C
  • 1999 Winnebago WG35S
  • 1999 Winnebago WL33B
  • 1999 Winnebago WL33C
  • 1999 Winnebago WL34Y

What the defect is

Vehicle description: motor homes built on a ford chassis. The brake system warning indicator lamp is not in the correct position in the instrument cluster. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems."

What could happen

The bulb/socket assembly may not function properly.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL PLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LAMP IN THE CORRECT POSITION.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA30 June 1999
  2. Owners notified20 May 1999

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 30 June 1999.

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.
Safety standard
FMVSS 105
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

Owner notification began may 20, 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact winnebago at 1-515-582-6939.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

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