The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Winnebago Era, Travato, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Paseo, Via, Adventurer, Journey, Tour, and Grand Tour motorhomes. These vehicles have an auxiliary solar charging port circuit that is not fused.
The risk
If solar panels are connected and they exceed the amperage capacity of the circuit, the unprotected circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will install an inline 15 amp fuse into the auxiliary solar charging port circuit, free of charge. Winnebago issued interim notifications to owners on December 4, 2018. The recall began June 5, 2019. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Fuse | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Grand Tour | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Paseo | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Travato | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago Trend | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago VIA | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Winnebago View | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 Adventurer | 2016 | 1 | 8 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Aspect | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2016 | 4 | 8 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Fuse | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Fuse | 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| Winnebago Fuse | 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| Winnebago Fuse | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Grand Tour | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Grand Tour | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago Grand Tour | 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| Winnebago Grand Tour | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| Winnebago Journey | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Paseo | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Paseo | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Paseo | 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| Winnebago Paseo | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Winnebago Tour | 2017 | 1 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2018
105 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the electrical system; Winnebago Industries, Inc filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 18V946000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V933000 27 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V930000 21 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V929000 21 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V917000 20 Dec 2018 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 18V921000 20 Dec 2018 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 18V895000 19 Dec 2018 | Dennis Eagle Inc. |
| 18V909000 19 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018