NHTSA campaign 16V277000
Itasca and Winnebago Recall 16V-277: Front Sway Bar May Detach
NHTSA recall 16V277000 was reported by Winnebago Industries, Inc on May 10, 2016, with 91 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Itasca Meridian, Itasca Solei, Winnebago Forza and more for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on June 7, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V277000 (also written 16V-277 or 16V277)
- Filed by
- Winnebago Industries, Inc
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 91 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Stabilizer Bar
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V277000. 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 Meridian
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 7, 2015 – March 25, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Itasca Solei
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 7, 2015 – March 25, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago
Winnebago Forza
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 7, 2015 – March 25, 2016 (per NHTSA)
Winnebago Journey
- 2016 · Vehicles built May 7, 2015 – March 25, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V277000.
Defect description
Winnebago Industries, Inc (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2016 Winnebago Journey and Forza, and 2016 Itasca Solei and Meridian motor homes manufactured May 7, 2015, to March 25, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the front sway bar mounting brackets may not fit properly on the axle causing the mounting bolts to bend or loosen.
Safety consequence
If the sway bar bolts loosen, the sway bar may detach from the axle, affecting the handling and increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Winnebago owners will be notified by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and DTNSA will modify the sway bar mounting, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712.
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 16V277000
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.