NHTSA campaign 08V149000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 08V-149: THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM/FMVSS 404/RICON
NHTSA recall 08V149000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on March 28, 2008, with 31 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Winnebago Journey, Winnebago Voyage, Itasca Horizon and more for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on April 9, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V149000 (also written 08V-149 or 08V149)
- Filed by
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 31 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 404
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V149000. 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
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – January 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Itasca Horizon
Winnebago
Winnebago Access
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – January 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Adventurer
- 2006 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – January 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Journey
Winnebago Minnie Winnie
- 2006 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – January 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Sightseer
Winnebago Tour
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – January 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Vectra
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – January 8, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Voyage
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V149000.
Defect description
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 31 MY 2006-2008 JOURNEY, VOYAGE, MY 2006-2007 SIGHTSEER, MY 2006 ADVENTURER, MINNIE WINNIE, MY 2007 ACCESS, TOUR, VECTRA, ITASCA CAMBRIA, AND MY 2007-2008 ITASCA HORIZON MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES." THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER IN A CERTAIN SPOT WITHIN THE DEFINED THRESHOLD AREA.
Safety consequence
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.
Manufacturer remedy
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 9, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000.
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 08V149000
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.