NHTSA safety recall

Recall 97V012000

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/rack — Forest River, Freightliner, Itasca and others · reported 3 Feb 1997 · 10,590 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER HOIST COMPONENTS CAN BECOME LOOSE WHILE TRAVELING AND ALLOW THE SPARE TIRE TO MOVE FROM ITS STORED POSITION TO THE ROAD SURFACE.

The risk

THE SPARE TIRE CAN CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES.

The fix

DEALERS WILL ADD A PRIMARY SPARE TIRE SUPPORT BRACKET.

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 14, 1997. NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-515-582-6939.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

NHTSA campaign
97V012000
Filed by
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Report received
3 Feb 1997
Owners notified
31 Jan 1997
Potentially affected
10,590

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2000 Forest River Motorhome 1998 Freightliner Mt 2000 Freightliner Mt 2001 Freightliner Mt 2002 Freightliner Mt 1992 Itasca Adventurer 1993 Itasca Adventurer 1994 Itasca Adventurer 1995 Itasca Adventurer 1996 Itasca Adventurer 1997 Itasca Adventurer 1991 Itasca Elandan 1993 Itasca Suncruiser 1995 Itasca Suncruiser 1997 Itasca Suncruiser 1993 Itasca Sundance 1994 Itasca Sundance 1990 Itasca Sunflyer 1991 Itasca Sunflyer 1992 Itasca Sunflyer 1993 Itasca Sunflyer 1997 Itasca Sunflyer 1987 Itasca Sunrise 1988 Itasca Sunrise 1992 Winnebago Adventurer 1993 Winnebago Adventurer 1994 Winnebago Adventurer 1995 Winnebago Adventurer 1996 Winnebago Adventurer 1997 Winnebago Adventurer 1995 Winnebago Brave 1996 Winnebago Brave 1994 Winnebago Chieftain 1991 Winnebago Elandan 1992 Winnebago Elante 1993 Winnebago Elante 1994 Winnebago Elante 1993 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 1994 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 1993 Winnebago Shell 1989 Winnebago Winnebago

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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