The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES BUILT ON VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN CHASSIS, THE ENGINE COOLING FANS COULD FRACTURE AND BREAK APART.
The risk
IF THE FAN FRACTURES OR BREAKS THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FANS USING A CRADLE ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH OR APRIL 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987 OR WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Rialta | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rialta | 1998 | 4 | 2 |
| Rialta | 1999 | 15 | 1 |
| Rialta | 2000 | 6 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2004
30 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the engine and engine cooling; WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 125 campaigns in all.
| 04V543000 12 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V544000 11 Nov 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V542000 10 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 04V515000 28 Oct 2004 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC |
| 04V529000 27 Oct 2004 | FOUR WINDS INTERNATIONAL |
| 04V516000 20 Oct 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V540000 20 Oct 2004 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 04V485000 7 Oct 2004 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004