The defect
DECORATIVE REAR AXLE COVERS, WHICH ARE HELD IN PLACE BY WHEEL RIM LUG NUTS, DO NOT ALLOW THE LUG NUTS TO RETAIN THE PROPER TORQUE.
The risk
LUG NUTS COULD LOOSEN, ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATEFROM THE HUB, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE DECORATIVE AXLE COVERS WITH COVERS WHICH HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca IF Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Itasca WF Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Winnebago IF Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Winnebago WF Series | 1987, 1988 |
Components: WHEELS:HUB
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 IF Series | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca IF Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca WF Series | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca WF Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago IF Series | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago IF Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago WF Series | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago WF Series | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the wheels; WINNEBAGO IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 88V159000 4 Oct 1988 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 88V153000 27 Sept 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V108000 5 Jul 1988 | COLEMAN CO., INC. |
| 88V089000 1 Jun 1988 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V074000 4 May 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V035000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V017000 9 Feb 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988