Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V571000

Steering: gear box: shaft pitman

WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-10-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V571000

Steering: gear box: shaft pitman

Component
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
717
Reported to NHTSA
2008-10-29
Owners notified
2008-09-09

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 717 MY 2006-2009 SIGHTSEER AND VISTA, ITASCA SUNOVA AND SUNSTAR MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE IMPROPER TORQUE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE CASTLE NUT AND COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONNECTION.

Safety risk

IF THE DRAG LINK WERE TO SEPARATE FROM THE PITMAN ARM, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH WORKHORSE TO REPLACE AND PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM (PLEASE SEE 08V442). OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-946-7731 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.

Notes

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

16 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
ITASCA Sunova2009 2008 2007 2006
ITASCA Sunstar2009 2008 2007 2006
WINNEBAGO Sightseer2009 2008 2007 2006
WINNEBAGO Vista2009 2008 2007 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.