NHTSA campaign 00V052000

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 00V-052: WINNEBAGO/GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER

NHTSA recall 00V052000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on February 24, 2000, with 235 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Horizon and Winnebago Journey for model years 1996, 2000. Owners were notified on March 29, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V052000 (also written 00V-052 or 00V052)
Filed by: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received: February 24, 2000
Potentially affected: 235 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Electrical
Owners notified: March 29, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V052000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Itasca

Itasca Horizon
- 2000 · Vehicles built July 20, 1999 – January 23, 2000 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Journey
- 1996 · Vehicles built July 20, 1999 – January 23, 2000 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V052000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THESE MOTOR HOMES MAY CONTAIN A GENERATOR WITH AN IMPROPERLY SIZED BREAKER FOR ITS INTENDED APPLICATION. A 30-AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER IS INSTALLED WHERE A 20-AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER SHOULD BE. THIS BREAKER PROTECTS THE CIRCUIT THAT GOES TO A CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.

Safety consequence

IF AN OVERLOAD WERE TO OCCUR TO THE CIRCUIT, IT COULD IGNITE THE INSULATION AND RESULT IN BODILY INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN THE GENERATOR AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BREAKER.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 29, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-6939. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V052000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.