September 15, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V637000
An overloaded vehicle can cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V637000
Manufacturer Winnebago
Industries, Inc.
Components EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected 5,369
Summary
Winnebago
Industries, Inc. (Winnebago
) is recalling certain 2022 Ekko, 2020-2022 Minnie Winnie, Spirit, 2020-2022 View, Navion, and 2020-2021 Vita, and Porto motorhomes. An incorrect hitch label was installed, which can lead to overloading of the vehicle.
Remedy
Dealers will install the correct labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 14, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago
customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago
’s number for this recall is 177.
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.nhtsa.gov.
Chronology :
A customer called in to advise the hitch load label on their unit as incorrect. After an investigation, the customer unit was found to be part of a population previously identified in an internal quality campaign.
Further review of units produced after the internal campaign were verified to be correct. The Product Safety Committee met on September 7, 2023 and decided to conduct a voluntary recall.
Winnebago
is aware of 1 reported incident related to the recall condition, first becoming aware on or about May 2023. Of this incident, we are aware of 0 injuries.
17 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| WINNEBAGO | EKKO | 2022 |
| WINNEBAGO | MINNIE WINNIE | 2020-2022 |
| WINNEBAGO | NAVION | 2020-2022 |
| WINNEBAGO | PORTO | 2020-2021 |
| WINNEBAGO | SPIRIT | 2020-2022 |
| WINNEBAGO | VIEW | 2020-2022 |
| WINNEBAGO | VITA | 2020-2021 |
2 Associated Documents
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-23V637-4260.pdf 646.111KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-23V637-3734.PDF 214.495KB
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-637 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Manufacturer Name : Winnebago
Industries, Inc. Submission Date : SEP 15, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-637 Manufacturer Recall No. : 177 Manufacturer Information : Manufacturer Name : Winnebago
Industries, Inc. Address : PO BOX 152 605 W. Crystal Lake Rd. Forest City IA 50436 Company phone : 1-641-585-3535 Population : Number of potentially involved : 5,369 Estimated percentage with defect : 100 % Vehicle Information : Vehicle 1 : 2022-2022 Winnebago
Ekko Vehicle Type : Body Style : Power Train : NR Descriptive Information : The recall population was determined by identifying units built within the time frame of an internal rework campaign where Hitch Load Rating labels were reviewed. Units built after this internal campaign were determined to be correct. Production Dates : APR 15, 2021 – APR 15, 2021 VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Vehicle 2 : 2020-2022 Winnebago
Minnie Winnie / Spirit Vehicle Type : Body Style : Power Train : NR Descriptive Information : The recall population was determined by identifying units built within the time frame of an internal rework campaign where Hitch Load Rating labels were reviewed. Units built after this internal campaign were determined to be correct. Production Dates : SEP 28, 2018 – JUL 27, 2021 VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-637 Page 2 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Vehicle 3 : 2020-2022 Winnebago
View / Navion Vehicle Type : Body Style : Power Train : NR Descriptive Information : The recall population was determined by identifying units built within the time frame of an internal rework campaign where Hitch Load Rating labels were reviewed. Units built after this internal campaign were determined to be correct. Production Dates : MAR 01, 2019 – AUG 05, 2021 VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Vehicle 4 : 2020-2021 Winnebago
Vita / Porto Vehicle Type : Body Style : Power Train : NR Descriptive Information : The recall population was determined by identifying units built within the time frame of an internal rework campaign where Hitch Load Rating labels were reviewed. Units built after this internal campaign were determined to be correct. Production Dates : SEP 10, 2018 – JUN 28, 2021 VIN Range 1 : Begin : NR End : NR Not sequential Description of Defect : Description of the Defect : An incorrect hitch label was installed. FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR Description of the Safety Risk : An incorrect hitch label could lead to incorrect loading of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Description of the Cause : Operator installed the incorrect label Identification of Any Warning that can Occur : No warning Involved Components : Component Name 1 : NR Component Description : NR Component Part Number : NR Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-637 Page 3 The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer Name : NR Address : NR NR Country : NR Chronology : A customer called in to advise the hitch load label on their unit as incorrect. After an investigation, the customer unit was found to be part of a population previously identified in an internal quality campaign. Further review of units produced after the internal campaign were verified to be correct. The Product Safety Committee met on September 7, 2023 and decided to conduct a voluntary recall. Winnebago
is aware of 1 reported incident related to the recall condition, first becoming aware on or about May 2023. Of this incident, we are aware of 0 injuries. Description of Remedy : Description of Remedy Program : Winnebago
will coordinate sending the correct labels for installation on the affected units. Reimbursement requests will follow the general reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component : The remedy component will be the correct called out label as originally specified. Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The recall condition was corrected in production through the action of an internal quality campaign and operator training. Recall Schedule : Description of Recall Schedule : The recall schedule will follow the 60 day requirement Planned Dealer Notification Date : SEP 22, 2023 – SEP 22, 2023 Planned Owner Notification Date : NOV 14, 2023 – NOV 14, 2023 * NR – Not Reported
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