NHTSA campaign 09V342000 · Winnebago campaign 113

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 09V-342: STOVE PARTITION

NHTSA recall 09V342000 (Winnebago campaign 113) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on September 1, 2009, with 469 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Impulse, Itasca Sunova, Itasca Sunstar and more for model years 2007–2010. Owners were notified on October 16, 2009, per NHTSA.

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 09V342000 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: 09V342000 (also written 09V-342 or 09V342)
Filed by: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Winnebago campaign number: 113
Report received: September 1, 2009
Potentially affected: 469 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Furnace
Owners notified: October 16, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V342000. 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, 2008 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Itasca Impulse
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Itasca Sunova
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Itasca Sunstar
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Access
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Aspect
- 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Sightseer
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Vista
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 25, 2007 – July 17, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V342000.

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 ACCESS, ASPECT, SIGHTEER AND VISTA, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 ITASCA IMPULSE, CAMBRIA, SUNOVA, AND SUNSTAR, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 WINNEBAGO ACCESS, SIGHTSEER AND VISTA, MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 ITASCA IMPULSE, SUNOVA, AND SUNSTAR MOTOR HOMES. THESE MOTOR HOMES MAY HAVE A MISSING STOVE PARTITION THAT ISOLATES THE FURNACE AIR.

Safety consequence

IF THE FURNACE IS OPERATED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE STOVE AND PARTITION IS MISSING, THE STOVE FLAME MAY GO OUT AND THE PROPANE GAS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL CORRECT THIS SITUATION BY INSTALLING A STOVE PARTITION THAT ISOLATES THE STOVE FROM THE FURNACE RETURN AIR AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-800-537-1885.

Notes

WINNEBAGO RECALL NO. 113.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V342000

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.