NHTSA campaign 11V156000 · Winnebago campaign 122

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 11V-156: LIQUID PROPANE HOSE

NHTSA recall 11V156000 (Winnebago campaign 122) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. on March 8, 2011, with 25 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Ellipse and Winnebago Tour for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on March 25, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V156000 (also written 11V-156 or 11V156)
Filed by: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Winnebago campaign number: 122
Report received: March 8, 2011
Potentially affected: 25 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Tank Assembly
Owners notified: March 25, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V156000. 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
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 9, 2010 – January 21, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Tour
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 9, 2010 – January 21, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V156000.

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TOUR AND ITASCA ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 9, 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 21, 2011. THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR A LP HOSE CONNECTION TO BE DAMAGED WHEN THE SLIDEOUT ROOM IS OPERATED. IF THE LP HOSE MAKES CONTACT WITH THE SLIDEOUT RAM, IT COULD BE DISCONNECTED. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, A LEAK WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE LP TANK IS OPENED.

Safety consequence

THE LEAKING LP THEN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IGNITE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HOSE AND RELOCATE A PIPE CLAMP AS WELL AS ADDING A SECOND CLAMP TO THE HOSE TO ENSURE CLEARANCE IS MAINTAINED DURING THE OPERATION OF THE SLIDEROOM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 25, 2011. OWNER MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-6939.

Notes

WINNEBAGO SAFETY RECALL NO. 122.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 11V156000

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.