NHTSA campaign 15V581000

Winnebago Industries, Inc Recall 15V-581: Wiring Harness may be Pinched or Damaged

NHTSA recall 15V581000 was reported by Winnebago Industries, Inc on September 21, 2015, with 172 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Winnebago Sightseer, Itasca Sunova and Itasco Sunova for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on November 5, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 15V581000 (also written 15V-581 or 15V581)
Filed by: Winnebago Industries, Inc
Report received: September 21, 2015
Potentially affected: 172 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: November 5, 2015

Repair completion: 71.51% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V581000. 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 Sunova
- 2016 · Vehicles built March 19, 2015 – July 15, 2015 (per NHTSA)

All Itasca recalls

Itasco

Itasco Sunova
- 2015 · Vehicles built March 19, 2015 – July 15, 2015 (per NHTSA)

All Itasco recalls

Winnebago

Winnebago Sightseer
- 2015, 2016 · Vehicles built March 19, 2015 – July 15, 2015 (per NHTSA)

All Winnebago recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V581000.

Defect description

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Winnebago Sightseer and Itasca Sunova motorhomes with a D35G floorplan, manufactured March 19, 2015, to July 15, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the wiring harness behind the panel board may be pinched or damaged when the left rear slideout room is retracted due to insufficient clearance.

Safety consequence

A damaged or pinched wiring harness increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harness for damage, repairing it as necessary. Additionally, the harness attachment point will be relocated to provide the harness extra clearance. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on November 5, 2015. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service number at 1-641-585-3535.

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 15V581000

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.