The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2017 Winnebago View and Itasca Navion motorhomes manufactured March 21, 2016, to September 15, 2016. The affected vehicles may have loose driver and front passenger seat mounting bolts, possibly allowing the seats to detach from the mounting pedestals.
The risk
If the seat detaches from the mounting pedestal, it can increase the risk of injury and crash.
The remedy
Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the seat mounting bolts to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began on November 16, 2016. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-800-537-1885.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Navion | 2017 |
| Winnebago View | 2017 |
Components: SEATS
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 Navion | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago View | 2017 | 1 | 5 |
Other seats recalls in 2016
43 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seats; Winnebago Industries, Inc filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 16V933000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V932000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V874000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V816000 10 Nov 2016 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 16V770000 24 Oct 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V718000 7 Oct 2016 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
| 16V703000 30 Sept 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V641000 6 Sept 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016