The defect
THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HOIST COMPONENTS CAN BECOME LOOSE WHILE TRAVELING AND ALLOW THE SPARE TIRE TO MOVE FROM ITS STORED POSITION TO THE ROAD SURFACE.
The risk
THE SPARE TIRE CAN CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A PRIMARY SPARE TIRE SUPPORT BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Motorhome | 2000 |
| Freightliner MT | 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Itasca Elandan | 1991 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1993, 1995, 1997 |
| Itasca Sundance | 1993, 1994 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 |
| Itasca Sunrise | 1987, 1988 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Winnebago Brave | 1995, 1996 |
| Winnebago Chieftain | 1994 |
| Winnebago Elandan | 1991 |
| Winnebago Elante | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Winnebago Minnie Winnie | 1993, 1994 |
| Winnebago Shell | 1993 |
| Winnebago | 1989 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Motorhome | 2000 | 9 | 2 |
| Freightliner MT | 1998 | 10 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT | 2000 | 7 | 1 |
| Freightliner MT | 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| Freightliner MT | 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Adventurer | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Elandan | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1995 | 2 | 2 |
| Itasca Suncruiser | 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| Itasca Sundance | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sundance | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Itasca Sunflyer | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Itasca Sunrise | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Itasca Sunrise | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1992 | 3 | 1 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1993 | 3 | 1 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1994 | 7 | 1 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1995 | 13 | 1 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1996 | 14 | 2 |
| Winnebago Adventurer | 1997 | 11 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1997
11 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the equipment; WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 125 campaigns in all.
| 97V205000 7 Nov 1997 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 97V178000 7 Oct 1997 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V194007 2 Jun 1997 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 96V194006 2 Jun 1997 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 97V089000 28 May 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 96V194005 15 Apr 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 97V053000 3 Apr 1997 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 97V032000 5 Mar 1997 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997