The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Winnebago Access, Aspect, Sightseer, Vista, Adventurer, Forza and Itasca Impulse, Cambria, Sunova, Sunstar, Suncruiser motorhomes manufactured February 20, 2013, through April 25, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. A damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.
The risk
If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Winnebago will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on July 17, 2013. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Cambria | 2013, 2014 |
| Itasca Impulse | 2013, 2014 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2013, 2014 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2013, 2014 |
| Itasca Sunstar | 2013, 2014 |
| Winnebago Access | 2013, 2014 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2013, 2014 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2014 |
| Winnebago Forza | 2014 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2013, 2014 |
| Winnebago Vista | 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 Cambria | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Itasca Cambria | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Itasca Impulse | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Impulse | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Itasca Sunstar | 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| Itasca Sunstar | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Access | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Access | 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago Forza | 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago Vista | 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| Winnebago Vista | 2014 | 3 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2013
135 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the equipment; Winnebago Industries Inc. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 13V645000 24 Dec 2013 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 13V654000 20 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V638000 19 Dec 2013 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 13V636000 18 Dec 2013 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 13V623000 16 Dec 2013 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 13V609000 3 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V593000 25 Nov 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V565000 13 Nov 2013 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013