Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V020000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-01-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V020000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
247
Reported to NHTSA
2010-01-25
Owners notified
2010-01-12

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 WINNEBAGO VECTRA AND ITASC HORIZON MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2006 AND MAY 2009, EQUIPPED WITH KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ARM MAY LOOSEN ALLOWING THE ARM TO ROTATE AROUND ITS SHAFT AND SWING IN FRONT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REDUCING BRAKING FUNCTION.

Safety risk

A LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO NOTIFY OWNERS. REPAIRS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY FREIGHTLINER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING FEBRUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-647-0712.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
ITASCA Horizon2009 2008
WINNEBAGO Vectra2009 2008

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.