NHTSA campaign 13V162000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 13V-162: Unexpected Unfurling of the Awning
NHTSA recall 13V162000 was reported by Winnebago Industries Inc. on April 26, 2013, with 523 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Cambria, Itasca Impulse, Itasca Suncruiser and more for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on July 17, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V162000 (also written 13V-162 or 13V162)
- Filed by
- Winnebago Industries Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 523 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V162000. 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
Itasca Impulse
Itasca Suncruiser
Itasca Sunova
Itasca Sunstar
Winnebago
Winnebago Access
Winnebago Adventurer
Winnebago Aspect
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 20, 2013 – April 25, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Forza
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 20, 2013 – April 25, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Sightseer
Winnebago Vista
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V162000.
Defect description
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Winnebago Access, Aspect, Sightseer, Vista, Adventurer, Forza and Itasca Impulse, Cambria, Sunova, Sunstar, Suncruiser motorhomes manufactured February 20, 2013, through April 25, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. A damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.
Safety consequence
If motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Winnebago will notify owners and Dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on July 17, 2013. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885 or Dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V162000
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.