The defect
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 306 MY 2007-2008 JOURNEY, DESTINATION, TOUR AND ITASCA MERIDIAN, LATITUDE, AND ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.
The risk
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). 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 | 2007, 2008 |
| Itasca Latitude | 2007, 2008 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2007, 2008 |
| Winnebago Destination | 2007, 2008 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2007, 2008 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2007, 2008 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD 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 Ellipse | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Itasca Ellipse | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Itasca Latitude | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Latitude | 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Meridian | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago Destination | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Destination | 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
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