NHTSA campaign 01V006000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 01V-006: WINNEBAGO/LPG HOSE
NHTSA recall 01V006000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on February 6, 2001, with 127 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Sundancer and Winnebago Minnie Winnie for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on March 16, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V006000 (also written 01V-006 or 01V006)
- Filed by
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 127 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V006000. 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 Sundancer
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 31, 2000 – January 22, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago
Winnebago Minnie Winnie
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 31, 2000 – January 22, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V006000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES. THE HOSE SUPPLYING LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) TO THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE SLIDEOUT OF THE UNIT DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE HOSE "LOOP" AT THE EXTENSION MECHANISM. THE INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF HOSE IN THIS LOOP COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE HOSE WHEN THE ROOM IS RETRACTED.
Safety consequence
HE HOSE COULD DEVELOP A LEAK WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE LPG HOSE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 16, 2001. 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.
Notes
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 01V006000
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.