The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Travato, 2014 Trend, and 2014 Itasca Viva! motorhomes manufactured November 13, 2013, through February 11, 2014, and built on the Ram ProMaster chassis. In the affected vehicles, if the accelerator pedal is pushed downward at a certain angle, the pedal may get stuck in the wide open throttle position due to interference with the accelerator pedal stopper.
The risk
A stuck accelerator pedal can result in uncontrolled acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedal stopper with a larger one, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2014. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Winnebago Itasca Viva | 2014 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2014, 2015 |
| Winnebago Trend | 2014 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Itasca Viva | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| Winnebago Trend | 2014 | 1 | 7 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2014
8 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the vehicle speed control; Winnebago Industries, Inc filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 14V778000 8 Dec 2014 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 14V693000 3 Nov 2014 | HME, Inc. |
| 14V685000 31 Oct 2014 | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| 14V583000 22 Sept 2014 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 14V252000 14 May 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V032000 4 Feb 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V010000 16 Jan 2014 | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014