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NHTSA campaign 12V049000 · Winnebago campaign 125

Itasca and Winnebago Recall 12V-049: PARKING BRAKE

NHTSA recall 12V049000 (Winnebago campaign 125) was reported by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC. on February 9, 2012, with 38 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Impulse, Itasca Impulse Silver, Winnebago Access and more for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on February 17, 2012, 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 12V049000 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
12V049000 (also written 12V-049 or 12V049)
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC.
Winnebago campaign number
125
Report received
Potentially affected
38 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Parking Brake
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V049000. 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 Impulse

    • 2012 · Vehicles built June 28, 2011 – January 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Itasca Impulse Silver

    • 2012 · Vehicles built June 28, 2011 – January 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)
All Itasca recalls

Winnebago

  • Winnebago Access

    • 2012 · Vehicles built June 28, 2011 – January 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Winnebago Access Premier

    • 2012 · Vehicles built June 28, 2011 – January 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)
All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V049000.

Defect description

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 ACCESS, ACCESS PREMIER AND ITASCA IMPULSE AND IMPULSE SILVER MOTOR HOMES, MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 28, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 25, 2012. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MAY RUB ON A METAL SUPPORT UNDER THE VEHICLE.

Safety consequence

IF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE RUBS, IT MAY FAIL TO RELEASE, OR OVER TIME IT MAY ABRADE UNTIL IT TO FAILS, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING POSSIBLY CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

WINNEBAGO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL SHORTEN THE METAL TUBE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES OWNER RELATIONS AT 1-641-585-6939.

Notes

WINNEBAGO’S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 125.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 12V049000

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.