The defect
VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES.
The risk
THIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR FUEL EXPULSION FROM THE FUELFILLER PIPE WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AFIRE.
The remedy
INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL VENTING SYSTEM TO MAIN FUEL TANK TO VENT THE SUPPLEMENTAL PRESSURE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1987
28 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; WINNEBAGO IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 87V199000 30 Dec 1987 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 87V191000 18 Dec 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V186000 7 Dec 1987 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 87V184000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V157000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V151000 21 Sept 1987 | MASERATI AUTOMOBILES, INC |
| 87V142000 9 Sept 1987 | HESS AND EISENHARDT CO. |
| 87V139000 4 Sept 1987 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987