NHTSA campaign 01V225000

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 01V-225: WINNEBAGO/LP GAS TANK BRACKET

NHTSA recall 01V225000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on July 3, 2001, with 101 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Sunrise and Winnebago Brave for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on July 19, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V225000 (also written 01V-225 or 01V225)
Filed by: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received: July 3, 2001
Potentially affected: 101 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting
Owners notified: July 19, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V225000. 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 Sunrise
- 2001 · Vehicles built October 24, 2000 – May 18, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Brave
- 2001 · Vehicles built October 24, 2000 – May 18, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V225000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON A FORD CHASSIS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE INCORRECT LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS TANK BRACKET. DEPENDING ON HOW THE TANK WAS INSTALLED, THERE MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TANK AND A BOLT HEAD ON THE SUSPENSION. WITHOUT CLEARANCE, THE TANK COULD BE DAMAGED.

Safety consequence

OVER TIME, COULD DEVELOP A LEAK WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE, RESULTING IN BODILY INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPOSITION THE LP GAS TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 19, 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 01V225000

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.