The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Winnebago Brave, Sightseer, Vista and Adventurer motorhomes and Itasca Tribute, Sunova, Sunstar, and Suncruiser motorhomes manufactured from July 13, 2015, through October 6, 2015. The affected vehicles, built on Ford chassis, can be shifted out of 'PARK' without applying the brakes, due to an incorrect shift cable bracket and an improper shift cable adjustment.
The risk
If the vehicle can be shifted into reverse without the brakes being applied, the vehicle may unintentionally move, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and Ford dealers will replace the transmission shift control bracket and adjust the transmission shift cable, free of charge. The recall began on November 12, 2015. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535 or Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2015, 2016 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2015, 2016 |
| Itasca Sunstar | 2015, 2016 |
| Itasca Tribute | 2015, 2016 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2015, 2016 |
| Winnebago Brave | 2015, 2016 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2015, 2016 |
| Winnebago Vista | 2015, 2016 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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 Suncruiser | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| Itasca Sunova | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Itasca Sunstar | 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| Itasca Sunstar | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Itasca Tribute | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Itasca Tribute | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2016 | 1 | 8 |
| Winnebago Brave | 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| Winnebago Brave | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago Sightseer | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Winnebago Vista | 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| Winnebago Vista | 2016 | 1 | 6 |
Other power train recalls in 2015
54 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the power train; Winnebago Industries, Inc filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 15V859000 22 Dec 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V865000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V837000 14 Dec 2015 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 15V821000 7 Dec 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V802000 30 Nov 2015 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 15V789000 24 Nov 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V794000 24 Nov 2015 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 15V782000 23 Nov 2015 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015