The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Era, View and Navion recreational vehicles. The retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.
The risk
An awning extending unintentionally during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install a parking brake interlock module, and update the awning firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 2, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6936 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 179. This recall supersedes and expands NHTSA recall 22V-695.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Winnebago ERA | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Winnebago Navion | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Winnebago View | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
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 ERA | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago ERA | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Navion | 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| Winnebago Navion | 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| Winnebago Navion | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Winnebago Navion | 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| Winnebago Navion | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Winnebago View | 2020 | 9 | 7 |
| Winnebago View | 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| Winnebago View | 2022 | 14 | 7 |
| Winnebago View | 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| Winnebago View | 2024 | 1 | 5 |
Other equipment recalls in 2023
119 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the equipment; Winnebago Industries, Inc. filed 50 campaigns in all.
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| 23V772000 17 Nov 2023 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 23V763000 11 Nov 2023 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 23V759000 10 Nov 2023 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 23V757000 9 Nov 2023 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023