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NHTSA campaign 05V496000 · Winnebago campaign 98

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 05V-496: STEERING COLUMN CINCH BOLT

NHTSA recall 05V496000 (Winnebago campaign 98) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on November 1, 2005, with 152 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Ellipse, Itasca Meridian, Winnebago Journey and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 4, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V496000 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
05V496000 (also written 05V-496 or 05V496)
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Winnebago campaign number
98
Report received
Potentially affected
152 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Column
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V496000. 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 Ellipse

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 24, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Meridian

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 24, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

  • Winnebago Journey

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 24, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Tour

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 24, 2005 – October 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V496000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE CINCH BOLT, WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN CONNECTS TO THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, WAS IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE BOLT THREADS BEING STRIPPED, CONCEIVABLY NOT PROVIDING A TIGHT JOINT.

Safety consequence

IF THE JOINT IS LOOSE, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SLIP OFF THE SPLINE SHAFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE CINCH BOLT AND NUT. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-6939.

Notes

WINNEBAGO RECALL NO. 98.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V496000

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.