NHTSA recall 15V625000
Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › Lpg systems
Itasca Elipse and 11 more
Reported Oct 6, 20158,842 vehicles affectedWinnebago Industries, IncBuilt Jun 26, 2012 – Aug 26, 2015
The defect
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Winnebago Era, Travato, View, Trend, Via, Journey, and Tour motorhomes and Itasca Navion, Viva, Reyo, Meridian, and Elipse motorhomes manufactured June 26, 2012, to August 26, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the high pressure liquid propane (LP) hose may harden and result in an LP leak at the crimp fitting.
The risk
An LP leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LP hose, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535.