Recall · 26V016000
Winnebago Industries recalled 8 models over equipment
3,045
Vehicles covered
8
Models
27
Model years
January 16, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:PLUMBING:FREEZE PREVENTION HEATER
- The defect
- 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.
- What it can cause
- A heating pad failure can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Winnebago425 Commercial Shell | 2023 to 2026 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoCommercial Vehicle | 2021 to 2026 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoMinnie Winnie | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoNavion | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoSpirit | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoSunflyer | 2026 to 2027 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoTravato | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
| WinnebagoView | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,045 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 70% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2027, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Winnebago vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 81 times before this, most recently in November 2025 as 25V776000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 14 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V241000 (exterior lighting), 25V478000 (air bags), 25V320000 (structure), 25V075000 (equipment).
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 January 16, 2026 as campaign 26V016000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2026-01-16.
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