Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V573000

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WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-12-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V573000

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Component: Structure: body
Manufacturer: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected: 193
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-12-28
Owners notified: 2005-12-23

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH KWIKEE BRAND ELECTRIC STEPS, THE STEPS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE STEP CONTROL UNITS.

Safety risk

THE DEFECTIVE CONTROL UNITS COULD DEVELOP AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ALLOWING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THE PLASTIC CASE TO IGNITE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE KWIKEE STEP AND REPLACE THE STEP CONTROL UNIT, IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 23, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-800-537-1885.

Notes

WINNEBAGO RECALL NO. 100. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 18 models.

Model	Years on record
ITASCA Cambria	2006
ITASCA Ellipse	2006
ITASCA Horizon	2006
ITASCA Meridian	2006
ITASCA Navion	2006
ITASCA Spirit	2006
ITASCA Sundancer	2006
ITASCA Sunova	2006
ITASCA Sunrise	2006
WINNEBAGO Aspect	2006
WINNEBAGO Journey	2006
WINNEBAGO Minnie Winnie	2006
WINNEBAGO Outlook	2006
WINNEBAGO Sightseer	2006
WINNEBAGO Tour	2006
WINNEBAGO Vectra	2006
WINNEBAGO View	2006
WINNEBAGO Voyage	2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.