The defect
FUEL TANKS LEAK AT THE SEAMS AND/OR BAFFLE CONNECTIONS.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.
The remedy
WINNEBAGO WILL REPLACE FUEL TANKS THAT ARE FOUND TO BE LEAKING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca Flyer | 1988, 1989 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1988, 1989 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1988, 1989 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1988, 1989 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1988, 1989 |
| Winnebago Super Chief | 1988, 1989 |
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 Flyer | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Flyer | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1989 | 1 | 3 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Windcruiser | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Chieftan | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| Winnebago Super Chief | 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| Winnebago Super Chief | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 125 campaigns in all.
| 93V002000 4 Dec 1993 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 93V199000 1 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V192000 23 Nov 1993 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 93V159000 27 Sept 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V145000 3 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V125000 2 Aug 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 93V112000 7 Jul 1993 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 93V100000 8 Jun 1993 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993