The defect
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 1,699 MY 2005-2009 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY, TOUR AND ITASCA MERIDIAN AND ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON THE FREIGHTLINER XC CHASSIS. THE CHASSIS CONTAINS STEERING FILTERS THAT CAN PLUG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SCREEN ADHESION TO THE FILTER HOUSING CAUSING A RISE IN RETURN LINE PRESSURE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HOSE SEPARATION FROM THE FILTER OR STEERING GEAR FITTING RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND POWER ASSIST.
The risk
SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVING A MOTOR HOME COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
FREIGHTLINER IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FILTERS WITH A LARGER FILTER (PLEASE SEE 07V570). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Ellipse | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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 Ellipse | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Itasca Ellipse | 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| Itasca Ellipse | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Itasca Ellipse | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Itasca Ellipse | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2005 | 6 | 4 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 2008
62 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the steering; WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 125 campaigns in all.
| 08V682000 19 Dec 2008 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 08V610000 24 Nov 2008 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 08V616000 24 Nov 2008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 08V578000 3 Nov 2008 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 08V577000 3 Nov 2008 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 08V571000 29 Oct 2008 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 08V566000 28 Oct 2008 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 08V575000 24 Oct 2008 | TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008