Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
Manufacturer
WINNEBAGO IND., INC.
Vehicles affected
7,688
Reported to NHTSA
1989-04-07
Owners notified
1989-05-23
Defect description
MOTORHOMES ARE SUBJECT TO ROAD AND ENGINE VIBRATIONS.
Safety risk
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COULD FATIGUE POWER STEERING HOSECAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO THE STEERING FUNCTION.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL A STABILIZING BRACKET FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Electrical system: ignition
1
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Electrical system: ignition: module
1
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Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
1
—
Power train: manual transmission
1
—
Vehicle speed control
1
—
The 1988 model has 5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.