The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Winnebago Trend, Travato, and Itasca Viva motorhomes manufactured November 13, 2013, to December 23, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may fail to learn the locations of the individual sensors while the vehicle is being driven. As a result, the low tire pressure warning light will illuminate, despite the the tire pressures being within specification. Should one of the tires lose air pressure, the driver would not be notified of the change in air pressure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
The risk
If the TPMS light illuminates because the sensors cannot be located, it could mask an actual low tire pressure condition, possibly resulting in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Winnebago will have Chrysler notify owners, and dealers will update the TPMS module software, free of charge. The recall began December 8, 2014. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is P62.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Winnebago Itasca Viva | 2014, 2015 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2014, 2015 |
| Winnebago Trend | 2014, 2015 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
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 Itasca Viva | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| Winnebago Trend | 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| Winnebago Trend | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
Other tires recalls in 2015
12 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the tires; Winnebago Industries, Inc filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 15V889000 31 Dec 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V864000 22 Dec 2015 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 15V740000 9 Nov 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V663000 16 Oct 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V552000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V514000 13 Aug 2015 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 15V455000 22 Jul 2015 | Tracker Marine L.L.C. |
| 15V448000 15 Jul 2015 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015