Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V217000

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-04-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V217000

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Component
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
5
Reported to NHTSA
2011-04-12
Owners notified
2011-05-27

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 ADVENTURER MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 14, 2009, THROUGH OCTOBER 16, 2009, AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 WINNEBAGO J38S COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 30, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 21, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

Safety risk

THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA/FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE DTNA'S SAFETY DEFECT REPORT 10V-178. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-547-0712.

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
WINNEBAGO Adventurer2010 2009
WINNEBAGO J38S2010 2009

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.