NHTSA campaign 08V226000
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. recall 08V226000
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 306 MY 2007-2008 JOURNEY, DESTINATION, TOUR AND ITASCA MERIDIAN, LATITUDE, AND ELLIPSE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.
Reported 05/19/2008
What can happen
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Repair
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.
Components
- Steering: Linkages: Tie rod assembly
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
2008 Itasca ELLIPSEView records2008 Itasca LATITUDEView records2008 Itasca MERIDIANView records2008 Winnebago DESTINATIONView records2008 Winnebago JOURNEYView records2008 Winnebago TOURView records2007 Itasca ELLIPSEView records2007 Itasca LATITUDEView records2007 Itasca MERIDIANView records2007 Winnebago DESTINATIONView records2007 Winnebago JOURNEYView records2007 Winnebago TOURView records