NHTSA campaign 03V243000 · Winnebago campaign 89

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 03V-243: WINNEBAGO/COOKING RANGE

NHTSA recall 03V243000 (Winnebago campaign 89) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on July 8, 2003, with 2,684 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Sunova and Winnebago Sightseer for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on July 10, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V243000 (also written 03V-243 or 03V243)
Filed by: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Winnebago campaign number: 89
Report received: July 8, 2003
Potentially affected: 2,684 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified: July 10, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V243000. 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 Sunova
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built March 27, 2001 – May 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Sightseer
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built March 27, 2001 – May 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V243000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, WHEN THE COOKING RANGE AND FURNACE ARE OPERATING AT THE SAME TIME, THE FLAME ON THE COOKING RANGE COULD BE FORCED DOWNWARD OVER THE BURNER OR FLAME OUTAGE COULD OCCUR. THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FURNACE AND COOKING RANGE WHEREBY THE FURNACE MAY DRAW AIR IN FROM ABOVE THE RANGE BURNERS AND CAUSE A DOWNDRAFT.

Safety consequence

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE FLAME MAY GO OUT, AND THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION OR FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN AIR RESTRICTOR PANEL UNDER THE RANGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 10, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-6939.

Notes

WINNEBAGO RECALL NO. 89.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V243000

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.