Winnebago Travato problems & recalls

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2024-2026 spirit, minnie winnie, travato, view, navion, and 2026-2027 sunflyer, 2021-2026 commercial vehicle, and 2023-2026 425 commercial shell motorhomes equipped with a thermaheat tank pad. the water tank heating pad may experience high resistance and fail.

Risk: A heating pad failure can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will install a new water tank heating pad, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed march 16, 2026. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. winnebago's number for this recall is 201.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2024 travato motorhomes. the retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.

Risk: An awning that extends during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will install a parking brake interlock module, and update the awning firmware, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed april 4, 2024. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-574-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. winnebago's number for this recall is 176. this recall replaces and expands nhtsa recall 22v-696. motorhomes previously repaired under 22v-696 will need t

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 travato, 2021-2023 solis, and 2022-2023 ekko motorhomes, equipped with certain cummins onan qg 2800i, and onan qg 2800i evap generator sets. the fuel hose between the fuel filter and injection pump module (ipm) may not be properly secured, which can cause a gas leak.

Risk: A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel hose and clamps, as necessary, free of charge. owner notification letters are expected to be mailed june 2, 2023. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 solis, 2021-2023 travato, and 2022-2023 ekko motorhomes, equipped with certain suburban manufacturing company (suburban) sds2 2-burner drop-in cooktops with part number 3032ast. the internal aluminum burner tubes that connect to the gas valves may fracture and cause a gas leak.

Risk: A gas leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Winnebago will work with suburban to repair the cooktop, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed march 31, 2023. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2019-2023 winnebago travato motorhomes. the retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.

Risk: An awning that extends during transit, may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will install an on/off switch for the extend/retract awning function, and update firmware, free of charge. owners notification letters were mailed october 19, 2022. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. this recall is superseded by winnebago recall 23v627.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2019-2022 travato and 2021-2022 boldt vehicles. the wire harness may have been built incorrectly, resulting in the loss of over-current protection.

Risk: Loss of over-current protection can cause the wires to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

Fix: Owners are instructed to not drive their vehicle until the volta power system is disabled. dealers will replace the harness and inspect the electrical connection, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed october 26, 2021. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. winnebago's number for this recall is 164.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2021-2022 solis, travato, and ekko vehicles, equipped with ge-es double flipseats. the seat belt retractors may lock up when the vehicle is on a slight incline. as such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards numbers 208, "occupant crash protection" and 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Risk: If the seat belt retractor locks, a passenger may believe they are trapped in the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Winnebago will work with freedman to notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat and repair, free of charge. owner notification letters were mailed on july 23, 2021. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-614-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885 or freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc (winnebago) is recalling certain 2016-2019 winnebago era, travato, fuse, view, trend, aspect, paseo, via, adventurer, journey, tour, and grand tour motorhomes. these vehicles have an auxiliary solar charging port circuit that is not fused.

Risk: If solar panels are connected and they exceed the amperage capacity of the circuit, the unprotected circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Fix: Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will install an inline 15 amp fuse into the auxiliary solar charging port circuit, free of charge. winnebago issued interim notifications to owners on december 4, 2018. the recall began june 5, 2019. owners may contact winnebago customer service 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc (winnebago) is recalling certain 2018 winnebago travato and 2018-2019 winnebago era, and revel recreational vehicles. the roof rack may not have been installed with the correct fasteners, possibly resulting in the roof rack detaching from the vehicle while moving.

Risk: If the roof rack detaches while moving, it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will add a screw adjacent to each rivet, free of charge. the recall began on may 29, 2018. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. winnebago's number for this recall is 150.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2018 winnebago era, travato, minnie winnie, fuse, view, trend, aspect, brave, vista, sightseer, adventurer, forza, journey, tour, revel, paseo, chalet, access, and intent motorhomes and commercial vehicles, and 2013-2018 itasca spirit, navion, cambria, tribute, sunstar, sunova, suncruiser, solei, meridian, elipse, horizon, reyo, and via motorhomes. these vehicles are equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. additionally, in certain models, the

Risk: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Fix: Winnebago will notify owners, instructing them to contact kidde for replacement or aftermarket fire extinguishers, free of charge. the recall began on january 19, 2018. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535, or kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "product safety recall" for more information.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain 2016-2017 travato recreational vehicles. the liquid propane (lp) hose may contact the emergency brake cable, potentially damaging it and causing it to leak propane.

Risk: A propane leak can increase the risk of a fire or an explosion.

Fix: Winnebago will notify owners and dealers will inspect the vehicles, repositioning and securing the lp hose to avoid contact with the brake cable, free of charge. the recall began on march 6, 2017. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-800-537-1885.

Problem: Winnebago industries, inc (winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 itasca cambria, 2015-2017 winnebago era, travato, fuse, aspect, and vista recreational vehicles, and 2015-2017 itasca sunstar recreational vehicles manufactured may 6, 2014, to april 22, 2016. the affected vehicles may have a electrical connection to the automatic transfer switch (ats) that may not be properly tightened.

Risk: A loose power connection may cause a build up of heat at the connection, increasing the risk of a fire.

Fix: Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the electrical connection, replacing the ats box and switch, as necessary. these repairs will be performed free of charge. the recall began on september 22, 2016. owners may contact winnebago customer service at 1-800-537-1885.