The defect
THE FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE IN THE GENERATOR COMPARTMENT MAY CONTACT A BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL OR THE STARTER SOLENOID OF THE 7000 KOHLER GENERATOR. THIS CONTACT CAUSES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND POSSIBLE FUEL LINE LEAKAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SHOULD A SHORT OCCUR THE FUEL LINE WOULD BE DAMAGED, CAUSING A GASOLINE LEAKAGE. A POTENTIAL FOR AN EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
The remedy
SECURE FUEL LINE IN A POSITION AWAY FROM THE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca | 1984, 1985 |
| Winnebago | 1984, 1985 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1985
9 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the engine and engine cooling; WINNEBAGO IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 85V002000 2 Dec 1985 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 85V138000 25 Oct 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 85V132000 21 Oct 1985 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 85V128000 15 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V084000 1 Jul 1985 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 85V081000 21 Jun 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 85V076000 11 Jun 1985 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 85V042000 12 Apr 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985