The defect
Winnebago Towable (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Winnebago Winnie Drop, Micro Minnie, Minnie, Minnie Plus, Spyder, Scorpion, Destination, Instinct, and Voyage travel trailers manufactured November 9, 2015, to September 6, 2016. The weight label on the affected vehicles incorrectly states the fresh water capacity in gallons when it should be stated in pounds.
The risk
The incorrect information may cause the trailer to be overloaded, possibly resulting in a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect weight labels with corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2017. Owners may contact Winnebago owner relations at 1-574-825-5250 extension 5220.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Winnebago Destination | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Instinct | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Micro Minnie | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Minnie | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Minnie Plus | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Scorpion | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Spyder | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Voyage | 2016, 2017 |
| Winnebago Winnie Drop | 2016, 2017 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 Destination | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Destination | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Instinct | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Instinct | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Micro Minnie | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Micro Minnie | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Minnie | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Minnie | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| Winnebago Minnie Plus | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Minnie Plus | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Scorpion | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Scorpion | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Spyder | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Spyder | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Voyage | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Voyage | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Winnie Drop | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Winnebago Winnie Drop | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Winnebago Towable filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 16V954000 28 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V909000 16 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016