2013 Winnebago SIGHTSEER Equipment Recall

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2013 Winnebago SIGHTSEER Equipment Recall

 NHTSA Recall #96631
NHTSA Compaign #13V162000
MFG Compaign #
 ManufacturerWinnebago Industries Inc.
 SupplierWINNEBAGO
 BrandWINNEBAGO
 ModelSIGHTSEER
 Model Year2013
 ComponentEQUIPMENT
 Date of notification17/07/13
 Begin date of manufacuring20/02/13
 End date of manufacturing25/04/13
Type of recallV
Recall initiatorMFR
 Report received26/04/13
 Report created26/04/13
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units523
 Defect summaryWinnebago industries, inc. (winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 winnebago access, aspect, sightseer, vista, adventurer, forza and itasca impulse, cambria, sunova, sunstar, suncruiser motorhomes manufactured february 20, 2013, through april 25, 2013. If the awning installation sequence was not completely followed, the awning motor may unknowningly become damaged. A damaged motor may lead to an unfurling of the awning.
 Consequence summaryIf motor damage occurs, it is possible that the awning can unfurl unexpectedly, either while the motorhome is at rest or while in transit, increasing the risk of personal injury or a vehicle crash.
 Corrective actionWinnebago will notify owners and dometic staff will replace the affected motors with a design that is not subject to an out-of-sequence installation error. The recall began on july 17, 2013. Owners may contact winnebago at 1-800-537-1885 or dometic at 1-888-447-0003 for more information. Owners are being instructed not to drive their vehicle until repairs can be performed.
 Recall notesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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