NHTSA campaign 07V445000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 07V-445: GENERATOR'S INTERNAL CONTROLLER/CUMMINS
NHTSA recall 07V445000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on September 21, 2007, with 65 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Navion and Winnebago View for the 2008 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V445000 (also written 07V-445 or 07V445)
- Filed by
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 65 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V445000. 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 Navion
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 11, 2007 – August 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago
Winnebago View
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 11, 2007 – August 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V445000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH WITH A 3.2 QD CUMMINS ONAN GENERATOR, THE GENERATOR'S INTERNAL CONTROLLER MAY FAIL; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WOULD REMAIN ENERGIZED. INCLUDED IN THESE CIRCUITS IS THE ELECTRONIC PREHEATED ELEMENT WHICH AIDS COLD STARTS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 DEGREES CELSIUS. IN NORMAL OPERATION, THIS CIRCUIT IS ENERGIZED NO LONGER THAN 120 SECONDS AT 30 CELSIUS. IF THE CIRCUIT REMAINS ENERGIZED BEYOND THE DESIGNED PERIOD, THE PREHEATED ELEMENT CAN OVER HEAT.
Safety consequence
IF THE ELEMENT OVER HEATS, A FIRE IN THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO REPLACE THE GENERATORS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E076). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 812-377-3713 OR WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535.
Notes
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 07V445000
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.