Winnebago Sightseer 2008
Model Sightseer made in 2008 by Winnebago got 6 consumer complains as well as 4 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference to brakes. . There were some recalls concerningequipment adaptive and equipment.
Model 2008
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 ADAPTIVE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V419000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 01/12/2006 to 01/08/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 31 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 08/12/2008 | 08/21/2008 | 571 | 403 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Winnebago is recalling 31 my 2006-2008 itasca cambria, horizon, winnebago access, adventurer, journey, minnie winnie, signtseer, tour, vectra, and voyage motor homes equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, platform lift systems for motor vehicles. the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. the pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. the lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Winnebago is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or winnebago at 1-641-585-3535. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may 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. | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG FURNACE | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V342000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 01/25/2007 to 07/17/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 469 | 10/16/2009 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 09/01/2009 | 09/01/2009 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Winnebago is recalling model year 2007-2008 access, aspect, sighteer and vista, model year 2007-2008 itasca impulse, cambria, sunova, and sunstar, model year 2009-2010 winnebago access, sightseer and vista, model year 2009-2010 itasca impulse, sunova, and sunstar motor homes. these motor homes may have a missing stove partition that isolates the furnace air. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the furnace is operated at the same time as the stove and partition is missing, the stove flame may go out and the propane gas will continue to flow, which has the potential to ignite resulting in personal injury and/or vehicle and property damage. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will correct this situation by installing a stove partition that isolates the stove from the furnace return air at no charge to the owner. the recall began on september 30, 2009. owners may contact winnebago at 1-800-537-1885. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Winnebago recall no. 113.owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V467000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | V (Vehicle) | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 10/05/2010 | 10/12/2010 | 571 | 210 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Winnebago is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2009 winnebago sightseer and itasca sunova motor homes because the dinette area seat belt restraints on those vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, seat belt assembly anchorages. in a collision, the generated crash forces can cause the restraint's attachment to tear and allow the anchor to separate from the body of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the restraint separates from the vehicle during a crash, the belt will not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury or death to the occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Winnebago has not yet provided a remedy and an owner notification schedule for this campaign. owners may contact winnebago at 1-800-537-1885. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Winnebago safety recall no. 119.owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V571000 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 05/01/2005 to 10/16/2007 | V (Vehicle) | 717 | 09/09/2008 | MFR | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. | 10/29/2008 | 10/29/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Winnebago is recalling 717 my 2006-2009 sightseer and vista, itasca sunova and sunstar motor homes built on workhorse chassis. the castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly. the improper torque may have damaged the castle nut and compromised the integrity of the connection. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the drag link were to separate from the pitman arm, the driver would not have directional control of the vehicle possibly causing a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Winnebago is working with workhorse to replace and properly tighten the castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm (please see 08v442). owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-946-7731 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| BRAKES | |||
| 04/11/2012 | 15300 | ||
| I am the owner of a 2008 winnebago sightseer with a workhorse w18 chassis which was purchased new in 2009. on 4/11/12, i had an abs warning light on the dashboard that displayed an indication to check abs! and took it to chilhowee rv on 4/14/12. after inspection of the chassis and front wheels, chilhowee determined that the abs sensor on the driver front wheel had burned out due to overheating of the wheel. the front brakes had excessively worn pads and a scorched rotor, calipers wouldn't release, and brake line was not releasing fluid caused by a collapsed brake line and/or caliper defect. the rear brakes were inspected and found to be in good shape. my workhorse warranty doesn't expire until 7/7/12. chilhowee rv submitted a warranty claim to workhorse and provided all necessary explanations and pictures to document the claim. workhorse claims office denied the claim because of operator failure -- sounds like someone drove down a hill with the foot on the brake; and it is a driver/vehicle operation failure and as such not a workhorse warranty repair. the repairs were finally completed on 5/30/12 with a total cost of $4,490.03. parts can only be purchased through workhorse which amounted to $3,418.70. in the end, workhorse turned a $3,418.70 debt into a $3,418.70 profit. there are probably thousands of w18 chassis in service with this potential defect. you do the math on how much money workhorse can make by denying claims and selling replacement parts while putting lives at risk. there have been 31 brake recalls issued by workhorse over the past 10 years for w20/21/22 chassis with exactly the same brake problems. the repair invoice from chilhowee rv, workhorse registration of my rv, workhorse warranty statement, all the e-mails between chilhowee rv and workhorse, pictures of the defective parts and the defective parts themselves are available upon request. | |||