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Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Safety Issue:
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Tour, 2013-2018 Journey, 2014-2022 Forza, 2015-2016 Brave, 2015-2019 Grand Tour, 2015-2021 Vista, 2016-2018 Adventurer, Sightseer, 2016-2021 Commercial Vehicle, 2018-2021 Intent, Sunstar, 2018-2020 Horizon, Itasca 2013-2017 Ellipse, Meridian, 2014-2017 Solei, 2015-2016 Tribute, 2015-2018 Sunstar, 2016-2018 Suncruiser, and Sunova motorhomes. The turn signals may have a smaller than required luminous lens area. As such these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Potential Risk:
FREE Recall Solution:
Additional Details:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Mfg Campaign: 189
Consumer Complaints
4 ComplaintsWinnebago Industries, Inc.
Defect Description:
TIRES
Potential Consequences:
While driving on the Interstate at 70 mph, there was without any warning sudden bang simultaneous with the vehicle leaching severely to the right and at the same time trying to spin clockwise. As I tried to gain control it felt like the vehicle was going to roll side to side. We were pulling a Jeep Wrangler 4 wheels down behind and it was all I could do to avoid the adjacent traffic. I finally was able to crash the vehicle on the right shoulder of the road. We discovered both passenger rear tires had blown out at the same time. There had been no warning from the Tire Pressure Monitoring system. We recently completed the Valve Stem Extension Recall and had what were discovered as damaged rims replaced at that time. The Tire Pressure Monitoring system was intermittently not registering but Freightliner and Winnebago were not in agreement as to whom was responsible for warranty repair. We are the third Winnebago Horizon from a Facebook Group of fifteen or so Horizon units so far that have had crashes from this AFTER the valve extension recall has been completed. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING CORRECTED WITH THE RECALL! I am an Engineer and a retired ER Physician - I can tell you that someone is going to get killed from this. It is sudden and catastrophic. My wife and I are lucky to be alive and I am so thankful that I didn’t kill other people. Very little shakes me after 29 years of Emergency Medicine. I am shook and afraid to drive this unit.
Corrective Action:
While driving on the Interstate at 70 mph, there was without any warning sudden bang simultaneous with the vehicle leaching severely to the right and at the same time trying to spin clockwise. As I tried to gain control it felt like the vehicle was going to roll side to side. We were pulling a Jeep Wrangler 4 wheels down behind and it was all I could do to avoid the adjacent traffic. I finally was able to crash the vehicle on the right shoulder of the road. We discovered both passenger rear tires had blown out at the same time. There had been no warning from the Tire Pressure Monitoring system. We recently completed the Valve Stem Extension Recall and had what were discovered as damaged rims replaced at that time. The Tire Pressure Monitoring system was intermittently not registering but Freightliner and Winnebago were not in agreement as to whom was responsible for warranty repair. We are the third Winnebago Horizon from a Facebook Group of fifteen or so Horizon units so far that have had crashes from this AFTER the valve extension recall has been completed. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING CORRECTED WITH THE RECALL! I am an Engineer and a retired ER Physician - I can tell you that someone is going to get killed from this. It is sudden and catastrophic. My wife and I are lucky to be alive and I am so thankful that I didn’t kill other people. Very little shakes me after 29 years of Emergency Medicine. I am shook and afraid to drive this unit.
Additional Notes:
While driving on the Interstate at 70 mph, there was without any warning sudden bang simultaneous with the vehicle leaching severely to the right and at the same time trying to spin clockwise. As I tried to gain control it felt like the vehicle was going to roll side to side. We were pulling a Jeep Wrangler 4 wheels down behind and it was all I could do to avoid the adjacent traffic. I finally was able to crash the vehicle on the right shoulder of the road. We discovered both passenger rear tires had blown out at the same time. There had been no warning from the Tire Pressure Monitoring system. We recently completed the Valve Stem Extension Recall and had what were discovered as damaged rims replaced at that time. The Tire Pressure Monitoring system was intermittently not registering but Freightliner and Winnebago were not in agreement as to whom was responsible for warranty repair. We are the third Winnebago Horizon from a Facebook Group of fifteen or so Horizon units so far that have had crashes from this AFTER the valve extension recall has been completed. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING CORRECTED WITH THE RECALL! I am an Engineer and a retired ER Physician - I can tell you that someone is going to get killed from this. It is sudden and catastrophic. My wife and I are lucky to be alive and I am so thankful that I didn’t kill other people. Very little shakes me after 29 years of Emergency Medicine. I am shook and afraid to drive this unit.
Mfg Campaign: 11430702
Recall Date: Aug 27, 2021
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Defect Description:
WHEELS
Potential Consequences:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Corrective Action:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Additional Notes:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Mfg Campaign: 11429614
Recall Date: Aug 18, 2021
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Defect Description:
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Potential Consequences:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Corrective Action:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Additional Notes:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Mfg Campaign: 11429614
Recall Date: Aug 18, 2021
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Defect Description:
TIRES:VALVE
Potential Consequences:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Corrective Action:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Additional Notes:
We were traveling from Ashland NE to Argyle TX (heading home) on I 35 South in Oklahoma when both of the rear passenger side tires exploded and shredded. At the time, I was passing a semi-truck and I was in the left lane. I could hardly control the RV but got lucky and managed to maneuver it to the shoulder without rolling or causing an accident with other vehicles, and we managed to walk away unscathed (at least physically). We escaped major injuries but of course talk about the trauma we experienced. What if I wasn’t able to get the RV safely to the side of the road? What if our RV rolled and we caused a pile up on the interstate? What if we got hurt or caused others to get hurt, or worse? Our trust has been broken. The insurance company towed the RV to the nearest Freightliner Dealer and they have been very helpful in assessing the issue as well as fixing the damages to get our coach back in working order. The component which failed was the tire stem as described in their recall. We were not notified of this recall by mail or email – we only heard of it when we were in getting an oil change at the Freightliner in Dallas. They then took care of rectifying the recall issue, at least that is what they told us. Obviously, whatever was done as a fix to the recall issue was not successful and/or a proper fix. Safety of my family and others on the road at the moment of the explosion was at risk. The Freightliner Dealer said that was the issue and they are going to fix it. The vehicle has been inspected by Freightliner. Absolutely no warning message or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Our RV has only 10k miles on it, but had a recall from Freightliner about the wheel issue and I was told that it was fixed: RECALL STABILIZER MISSING 3737 3/9/21 INSPECTED VALVE STEM EXTENSIONS AND STABILIZER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR MISSING STABILIZER ANDnEXTENSION DAMAGED, REMOVED EXTENSION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE WITH NEW STABILIZER
Mfg Campaign: 11429614
Recall Date: Aug 18, 2021
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