Itasca and Winnebago Recall 08V571000: Steering, Gear Box, Shaft Pitman
NHTSA recall 08V571000 · announced October 29, 2008 · filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc. · 717 units affected
The problem
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING 717 MY 2006-2009 SIGHTSEER AND VISTA, ITASCA SUNOVA AND SUNSTAR MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE IMPROPER TORQUE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE CASTLE NUT AND COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONNECTION.
The risk
IF THE DRAG LINK WERE TO SEPARATE FROM THE PITMAN ARM, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.
What to do
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH WORKHORSE TO REPLACE AND PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM (PLEASE SEE 08V442). OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-946-7731 OR WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535.
Official NHTSA recall notice →
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2006 Itasca Sunova
- 2007 Itasca Sunova
- 2008 Itasca Sunova
- 2009 Itasca Sunova
- 2006 Itasca Sunstar
- 2007 Itasca Sunstar
- 2008 Itasca Sunstar
- 2009 Itasca Sunstar
- 2006 Winnebago Sightseer
- 2007 Winnebago Sightseer
- 2008 Winnebago Sightseer
- 2009 Winnebago Sightseer
- 2006 Winnebago Vista
- 2007 Winnebago Vista
- 2008 Winnebago Vista
- 2009 Winnebago Vista
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.