NHTSA campaign 02V276006

WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC. Recall 02V276006: WINNEBAGO/REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT FIRE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 02V276006 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC. on December 3, 2002, with 631 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Horizon, Itasca Sunflyer, Luxor Motorhome and more for model years 1996–2000.

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 02V276006 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: 02V276006
Filed by: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC.
Report received: December 3, 2002
Potentially affected: 631 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V276006. 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
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Itasca Sunflyer
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Luxor

Luxor Motorhome
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Luxor recalls

Ultimate

Ultimate Advantage
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Ultimate Freedom
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Ultimate recalls

Vectra

Vectra Grand Tour
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Vectra Motorhome
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Vectra recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Chieftain
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Journey
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built August 1, 1997 – June 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V276006.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 442, 443, 452, EV452, 453, 462, EV462, 463, EV463, 482, EV482, 483, EV483, 874, AND 875. THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE A BREAK DOWN IN A RUBBER SEAL WITHIN THE GAS VALVE. AS THE RUBBER SEAL AGES, A LEAK MAY OCCUR, ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE BURNER AREA.

Safety consequence

THE CONSEQUENCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT GAS VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. 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 NORCOLD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-667-3005 OR WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V276006

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.