The defect
CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON SOME MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LOAD REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
The risk
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY UNLATCH IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BUCKLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMSAFE AT 1-574-266-8330 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-800-537-1885.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Horizon | 2004, 2005 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2004, 2005 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2004, 2005 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 2004, 2005 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2004, 2005 |
| Itasca Sunrise | 2004, 2005 |
| Rialta | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Brave | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Chieftain | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Vectra | 2004, 2005 |
| Winnebago Voyage | 2005 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Horizon | 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| Itasca Horizon | 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2004 | 6 | 3 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| Itasca Sunrise | 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| Itasca Sunrise | 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| Rialta | 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| Rialta | 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2004 | 22 | 3 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| Winnebago Brave | 2004 | 7 | 5 |
| Winnebago Brave | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Chieftain | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Chieftain | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2004 | 11 | 4 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2005 | 6 | 4 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2004 | 9 | 6 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2005 | 8 | 5 |
| Winnebago Vectra | 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| Winnebago Vectra | 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| Winnebago Voyage | 2005 | 2 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2004
36 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the seat belts; WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 125 campaigns in all.
| 04V592000 15 Dec 2004 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 04V595000 15 Dec 2004 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V593000 15 Dec 2004 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V582000 10 Dec 2004 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 04V550000 18 Nov 2004 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 04V532000 2 Nov 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 04V407000 17 Aug 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V403000 17 Aug 2004 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004