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NHTSA campaign 05V573000 · Winnebago campaign 100

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 05V-573: ENTRANCE STEPS/KWIKEE

NHTSA recall 05V573000 (Winnebago campaign 100) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on December 28, 2005, with 193 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Cambria, Itasca Ellipse, Itasca Horizon and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on December 23, 2005, per NHTSA.

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 05V573000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V573000 (also written 05V-573 or 05V573)
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Winnebago campaign number
100
Report received
Potentially affected
193 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Body
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V573000. 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 Cambria

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Ellipse

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Horizon

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Meridian

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Navion

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Spirit

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Sundancer

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Sunova

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Sunrise

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

  • Winnebago Aspect

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Journey

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Minnie Winnie

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Outlook

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Sightseer

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Tour

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Vectra

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago View

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Voyage

    • 2006 · Vehicles built November 14, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V573000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH KWIKEE BRAND ELECTRIC STEPS, THE STEPS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE STEP CONTROL UNITS.

Safety consequence

THE DEFECTIVE CONTROL UNITS COULD DEVELOP AN ELECTRICAL SHORT ALLOWING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THE PLASTIC CASE TO IGNITE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE KWIKEE STEP AND REPLACE THE STEP CONTROL UNIT, IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 23, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-800-537-1885.

Notes

WINNEBAGO RECALL NO. 100. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V573000

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.