NHTSA campaign 15V135000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 15V-135: Abutting Wedge Incorrectly Installed
NHTSA recall 15V135000 was reported by Winnebago Industries, Inc on March 9, 2015, with 519 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Navion, Winnebago Era and Winnebago View for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on March 23, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V135000 (also written 15V-135 or 15V135)
- Filed by
- Winnebago Industries, Inc
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 519 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V135000. 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 Navion
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 11, 2014 – February 27, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago
Winnebago Era
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 11, 2014 – February 27, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago View
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 11, 2014 – February 27, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V135000.
Defect description
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015 Winnebago ERA, View, and Itasca Navion vehicles manufactured September 11, 2014, to February 27, 2015 and built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Chassis. In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal impact, may have been installed incorrectly.
Safety consequence
If a vehicle that has an incorrectly installed abutting wedge is involved in a severe frontal accident, a greater force may be necessary to open the doors, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Mercedes-Benz notify owners, and their dealers will check the installation of the abutting wedge, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began in March 2015. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz Sprinter customer service at 1-877-762-8267.
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 15V135000
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.