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NHTSA campaign 08V226000

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 08V-226: STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM/FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA recall 08V226000 was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on May 19, 2008, with 306 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Ellipse, Itasca Latitude, Itasca Meridian and more for model years 2007–2008.

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 08V226000 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
08V226000 (also written 08V-226 or 08V226)
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
306 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V226000. 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

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Latitude

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Meridian

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

  • Winnebago Destination

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Journey

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Tour

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – August 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V226000.

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 306 MY 2007-2008 JOURNEY, DESTINATION, TOUR AND ITASCA MERIDIAN, LATITUDE, AND ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.

Safety consequence

INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). 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 08V226000

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.