2002 Itasca Sunova
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
4 recalls name the 2002 Itasca Sunova. Newest first.
Winnebago IS recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. the population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. the response times of the sensor…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
Remedy
Winnebago IS working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. the recall began during december 2010. owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or winnebago at 1-641-585-3535.
On certain motor homes equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these units were produced with a defective panel. an electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. this may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
Risk and remedy
Risk
An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. this could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
Remedy
Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. in the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. if the consumer IS unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel IS replaced. consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or winnebago at 641-585-3535.
On certain motor homes, when the cooking range and furnace are operating at the same time, the flame on the cooking range could be forced downward over the burner or flame outage could occur. this condition IS due to the location of the furnace and cooking range whereby the furnace may draw air in from above the range burners and cause a downdraft.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Should this occur, the flame may go out, and the liquid propane (lp) gas will continue to flow. this IS a hazardous situation that could result in an explosion or fire.
Remedy
Dealers will install an air restrictor panel under the range. owner notification began july 10, 2003. owners should contact winnebago at 1-641-585-6939.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
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.
Remedy
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.
Owner complaints
2 complaints
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- Engine · Service brakes · Steering
Motor home shut down completely at 55 mph. Loss of brakes, steering and engine shut down-towed to service. Crank case sensor failure! This same situation occurred again yesterday after being repaired. This IS a very serious safety problem! Workhorse 2002 itasca. Once a manufacturing defect! Twice IS not! Someone will get hurt pending where they are at when this happens. I was lucky twice! *tr
- Structure › Body
While travelling in the slow lane of a 4 lane freeway the right front wheel arch panel literally blew off with no warning, it IS a large enough fiberglass panel and could easily have killed a nearby motorcyclist or even the driver of a small car travelling alongside at freeway speed. I believe this…
While travelling in the slow lane of a 4 lane freeway the right front wheel arch panel literally blew off with no warning, it IS a large enough fiberglass panel and could easily have killed a nearby motorcyclist or even the driver of a small car travelling alongside at freeway speed. I believe this IS a manufacturer defect due to the poor method of attachment to the frame of the motorhome, as evidenced by the current state of the left side arch panel. Please help with getting this situation rectified, the manufacturer has rebuffed my attempts to get this problem fixed. thanks
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