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NHTSA campaign 00V378000 · Winnebago campaign 77

Ultimate and Winnebago Recall 00V-378: WINNEBAGO/OVERLOADING

NHTSA recall 00V378000 (Winnebago campaign 77) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on December 4, 2000, with 87 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Winnebago UKQ40J, Ultimate Advantage and Ultimate Freedom for model years 1997–2000. Owners were notified on December 8, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V378000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V378000 (also written 00V-378 or 00V378)
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Winnebago campaign number
77
Report received
Potentially affected
87 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V378000. 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.

Ultimate

  • Ultimate Advantage

    • 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built October 2, 1998 – July 25, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ultimate Freedom

    • 1998 · Vehicles built October 2, 1998 – July 25, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Ultimate recalls

Winnebago

  • Winnebago UKQ40J

    • 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built October 2, 1998 – July 25, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V378000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. THE FRONT AXLE AND/OR FRONT TIRES CAN ENCOUNTER UNEQUAL SIDE-TO-SIDE LOADING DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE LOADING OR THE VEHICLE'S LEVELING DEVICE BECOMING IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, ONE OR MORE OF THE FRONT AXLE COMPONENTS COULD FAIL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL CORRECT THIS OVERLOADING CONDITION BY REPLACING DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS INCLUDING TIRES, WHERE NECESSARY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 8, 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 00V378000

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.