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NHTSA campaign 08V223000

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 08V-223: POWER STEERING FILTER PLUGS/FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA recall 08V223000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on May 19, 2008, with 1,699 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Ellipse, Itasca Meridian, Winnebago Journey and more for model years 2005–2009.

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 08V223000 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
08V223000 (also written 08V-223 or 08V223)
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,699 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist System

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V223000. 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

  • Itasca Meridian

All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

  • Winnebago Journey

  • Winnebago Tour

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V223000.

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 1,699 MY 2005-2009 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY, TOUR AND ITASCA MERIDIAN AND ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON THE FREIGHTLINER XC CHASSIS. THE CHASSIS CONTAINS STEERING FILTERS THAT CAN PLUG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SCREEN ADHESION TO THE FILTER HOUSING CAUSING A RISE IN RETURN LINE PRESSURE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HOSE SEPARATION FROM THE FILTER OR STEERING GEAR FITTING RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND POWER ASSIST.

Safety consequence

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVING A MOTOR HOME COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

FREIGHTLINER IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL AND WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FILTERS WITH A LARGER FILTER (PLEASE SEE 07V570). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 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 08V223000

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.