NHTSA campaign 08V216000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 08V-216: CRANKSHAFT SENSOR/SPRINTER
NHTSA recall 08V216000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on May 14, 2008, with 114 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Navion, Winnebago Era and Winnebago View for model years 2008–2009.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V216000 (also written 08V-216 or 08V216)
- Filed by
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 114 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V216000. 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 February 8, 2007 – November 13, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago
Winnebago Era
- 2009 · Vehicles built February 8, 2007 – November 13, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago View
- 2008 · Vehicles built February 8, 2007 – November 13, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V216000.
Defect description
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 114 MY 2008 VIEW, MY 2009 ERA, AND MY 2008 ITASCA NAVION CLASS C MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPRINTER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L DIESEL ENGINES. THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IN CERTAIN DIESEL ENGINES COULD FAIL DUE TO SEPARATION OF BOND WIRES FROM THE LEAD FRAME IN THE SENSOR.
Safety consequence
THIS RESULTS IN AN INTERRUPTION IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE CHIP HOUSING OF THE SENSOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY LOSE POWER. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BECOMING IMMEDIATELY INOPERABLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
SPRINTER IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 07V594). DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 1-800-992-1997 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.
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 08V216000
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.