Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V546000

Electrical system

Winnebago Industries, Inc filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-08-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V546000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Vehicles affected
6,700
Reported to NHTSA
2018-08-17
Owners notified
2019-06-05

Defect description

Winnebago Industries, Inc (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Winnebago Era, Travato, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Paseo, Via, Adventurer, Journey, Tour, and Grand Tour motorhomes. These vehicles have an auxiliary solar charging port circuit that is not fused.

Safety risk

If solar panels are connected and they exceed the amperage capacity of the circuit, the unprotected circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will install an inline 15 amp fuse into the auxiliary solar charging port circuit, free of charge. Winnebago issued interim notifications to owners on December 4, 2018. The recall began June 5, 2019. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

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

48 model years across 12 models.

ModelYears on record
WINNEBAGO Adventurer2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Aspect2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO ERA2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Fuse2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Grand Tour2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Journey2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Paseo2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Tour2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Travato2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO Trend2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO VIA2019 2018 2017 2016
WINNEBAGO View2019 2018 2017 2016

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.