Winnebago Brave 2000
Model Brave made in 2000 by Winnebago got 8 consumer complains as well as 5 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to fuel system, gasoline and parking brake. There were some recalls concerningequipment and fuel system, other.
Model 2000
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V265000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 03/31/1999 to 08/06/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 930 | 07/01/2008 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 06/13/2008 | 06/13/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Winnebago is recalling my 1999-2002 ultimate advantage, ultimate freedom, my 1999-2001 chieftain, my 2000-2001 brave, my 2001 journey my 2000 minnie winnie, my 2000-2002 itasca horizon, my 1999 suncruiser, my 2001 sunflyer, and my 2000 sunrise motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. a fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Winnebago is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. the manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule for this campaign. owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or winnebago at 1-641-585-3535. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V099000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 06/26/2000 to 03/09/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 1437 | 04/12/2001 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 03/26/2001 | 03/29/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: motor homes. the copper line supplying liquid propane gas (lpg) to the furnace may have been improperly clamped, which could cause the line to come in contact with a metal flange. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this happens, the copper line could be damaged and could develop a leak which has the potential to ignite. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will re-route the lpg line. owner notification began april 12, 2001. 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 1-641-585-6939. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V128004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 03/27/2000 to 09/15/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 4370 | 05/25/2001 | ODI | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 04/30/2001 | 05/23/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the lap belts and, if necessary, replace it with a new belt assembly. owner notification began may 25, 2001. 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 am-safe at 1-219-266-8330 or winnebago at 1-641-585-6939. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 00V273004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 01/14/2000 to 09/15/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 6550 | 10/20/2000 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 10/13/2000 | 11/08/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began october 20, 2000.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 1-641-585-6939 or am-safe commercial products at 219-266-8330. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE WARNING | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V060000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 08/01/1999 to 01/31/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 8532 | 04/25/2003 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 02/21/2003 | 02/25/2003 | 571 | 105 S5.3 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105,hydraulic and electric brake systems. the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by the standard. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the system warning indicator. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will repair these vehicles. owner notification began april 25, 2003. 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 1-641-585-3535. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Winnebago recall no. 88.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 1 | |||
| The motohome broke down and stall while the consumer was travelling due to gas line connector failure,that resulted in gas line leaking. *yh | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 06/25/2001 | 1 | 05/29/2000 | |
| Vehicle experienced fuel odor inside, the consumer looked under the motor and saw fuel leaking from the fuel lines, the plastic gas hose snap-on connector between the engine and main gas line failed. nlm | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - DRIVELINE - HYDRAULIC | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 26482 | 1 | 08/10/2001 |
| We have a 2000 winnebago brave, p32 chassis. in july we received a letter from workhorse telling us to have our auto park system checked. since we were planning a long out of state trip in august we decided to have the system checked out before our trip. our coach has 26,000 miles and we have never had any problems. we thought this letter was a recall letter. on the way to the workhorse service center, and about 35 miles away from our home, about a half mile from the toll gate, while slowing down from about 60 mph, there was an audible pop and then a slight scrubbing noise from under the coach, went through the toll gate and pulled off the road. just before i came to a complete stop, the motor home starting filling up with smoke. i shut everything off, and got out of the coach and i could see fire under the coach at the parking brake drum. the auto park system had for no reason suddenly engaged, overheated and caught fire. flames underneath the motor home were finally put out, and then the inside again filled with smoke. this time it was discovered that the carpet in the storage compartment above the brake drum was on fire. this fire was put out as well. at the service center the workhorse repair technicians stated that they had dealt with this problem many times before and recommended that the complete system, not just the broken parts, be changed. this was because past experience of repairing of only broken parts did not work. after a very long wait for parts, loss of use for more than 2 months, the coach has now been repaired and is waiting for us to pick it up. the problem is that repeated conversations with workhorse have failed to provide us with any satisfaction. we have a repair bill of over $4300.00 with the parts portion being over $2100.00. we have since learned the magnitude of this problem and believe it justifies a nationwide recall, not just an info letter. had we been traveling on the road our family could have been injured or killed by the fire. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/01/2002 | 16454 | 1 | 05/30/2000 |
| Consumer states vehicle was parked and rolled backward without warning. consumer advised that vehicle's transmission design does not include a parking pawl, but depends on the emergency parking brake. consumer stated brake is not strong enough to prevent vehicle from rolling away. mr *nlm *jb *bf | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 08/04/2002 | |||
| Consumer was pulling out into a parking space and was applying brakes when brake pedal got hard, and by time pedal released, vehicle was in middle of traffic. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| STEERING | |||
| 1 | 09/11/2000 | ||
| The vehicle experiences loose steering which makes it necessary to oversteer, the vehicle also wanders, many components have been replaced but the problem still exist. nlm | |||
| 08/15/2000 | 4 | 08/15/2000 | |
| Steering system has worn out and needed to be replaced. dealer has inspected vehicle.*ak idler arm replaced and bell crank replaced, consumer states that these parts cause vehicle to drift from side to side and wallow on uneven surfaces. *slc | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| The motorhome's chassis was inadequate to hold the consumer's supplies due to design flaw. (winnebago brave 35c). *yh *nm | |||