Itasca Cambria, Impulse, Suncruiser, Sunova and 7 more (2013-2014): Equipment
Recall 13V162000 · Apr 26, 2013 · Winnebago Industries Inc.
523
vehicles affected
523
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V162000
- Date
- Apr 26, 2013
- Maker
- Winnebago Industries Inc.
- Units affected
- 523
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment
- Model years
- 2013-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Winnebago Access, Aspect, Sightseer, Vista, Adventurer, Forza and Itasca Impulse, Cambria, Sunova, Sunstar, Suncruiser motorhomes manufactured February 20, 2013, through April 25, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. A damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.
What can happen
If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Winnebago will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on July 17, 2013. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
Vehicles covered
11 models, 20 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V162000?
11 models: Itasca Cambria (2013-2014), Itasca Impulse (2013-2014), Itasca Suncruiser (2013-2014) and 8 more, about 523 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V162000?
Winnebago will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on July 17, 2013. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed.
What can happen?
If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.