Itasca and Winnebago Recall 11V068000: Fuel System, Gasoline, Storage, Tank Assembly

NHTSA recall 11V068000 · announced January 27, 2011 · filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc. · 241 units affected

The problem

WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 DESTINATION AND LATITUDE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHOUSE CUSTOM CHASSIS. THE FUEL FILL CAP ASSEMBLIES USED TO SEAL THE UNUSED FUEL TANK INLET WHERE PRODUCED WITH AN INCORRECT HOSE MATERIAL.

The risk

A FUEL LEAK INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

What to do

NAVISTAR/WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE REMEDY AND OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN PLEASE SEE NAVISTAR/WORKHORSE'S DEFECT REPORT 10V-348. NAVISTAR/WORKHORSE WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FUEL-FILL CAP ASSEMBLIES WITH ONES ASSEMBLED WITH HOSE MATERIAL THAT MEETS DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2008 Itasca Latitude
• 2008 Winnebago Destination

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.