Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V363000

Seats

Winnebago Industries, Inc filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-06-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V363000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Vehicles affected
48
Reported to NHTSA
2015-06-10
Owners notified
2015-08-28

Defect description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Metro Link transit buses manufactured December 20, 2013, to April 9, 2015. The affected buses may have been built without shims and flat washers on the seat pedestal, allowing the seat to detach from the floor in the event of a crash.

Safety risk

If the seat detaches from the floor during a vehicle crash, the seat occupant would be at an increased risk of personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Winnebago will work with Metro Worldwide, the transit bus distributor, to notify owners and remedy the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2015. Owners may contact Metro Worldwide customer service at 1-641-903-7377. Winnebago's number for this recall is 132.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
WINNEBAGO Metro Link2015 2014

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.