Recall · 23V365000
Winnebago Industries recalled 7 models over seat belts
1,328
Vehicles covered
7
Models
17
Model years
May 24, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Winnebago Shell, 2021-2023 Winnebago Inspire, 2022-2023 Winnebago Vista, Adventurer, Forza, Journey and Itasca Sunstar motorhomes. The seat belt attachment may have been improperly tightened. As such these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
- What it can cause
- A loose seat belt attachment may not properly restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and tighten the seat belt attachment fasteners, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2023. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 175.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| ItascaSunstar | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoAdventurer | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoForza | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoInspire | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoJourney | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoShell | 2020 to 2023 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoVista | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,328 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 61% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Winnebago vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 8 times before this, most recently in June 2021 as 21V480000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 7 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V177000 (exterior lighting), 24V826000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V733000 (exterior lighting), 24V613000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc. with NHTSA on May 24, 2023 as campaign 23V365000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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