The defect
FUEL TANK MAY OVERFLOW AND LEAK IF FILLED TO OR PAST ITS NORMAL MAXIMUM CAPACITY. EXCESS FUEL WOULD ESCAPE THROUGH THE AIR VENT ON THE TANK.
The remedy
ALL RECALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE A NEW FUEL TANK VENT INSTALLED AT NO COST. SOME LOSS IN FUEL TANK CAPACITY WILL BE NOTICED AFTER THE CORRECTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Winnebago Centauri | 1983, 1984 |
| Winnebago Commerical Van | 1983, 1984 |
| Winnebago LeSharo | 1983, 1984 |
| Winnebago Phasar | 1983, 1984 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
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 Centauri | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Centauri | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Commerical Van | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Commerical Van | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago LeSharo | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago LeSharo | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Phasar | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Phasar | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1983
16 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; WINNEBAGO IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 83V135000 20 Dec 1983 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 83V117000 9 Nov 1983 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 83V114000 7 Nov 1983 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 83V115000 7 Nov 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V094000 21 Sept 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V085000 2 Sept 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V072000 8 Aug 1983 | BENNETT TRUCK EQUIP., INC |
| 83V058000 1 Jun 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983