Winnebago Vista, Sunstar, Sunova, Sightseer. Published by Transport Canada as 2008385 on 21 October 2008. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, 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. If the drag link separated from the pitman arm, the driver would loose …
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Winnebago VISTA in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008385
- Recall date
- 21 October 2008
- Make
- Winnebago, Itasca
- Models
- Vista, Sunstar, Sunova, Sightseer
- Model years
- 2006 to 2009
- Vehicle class
- Motorhome
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 43
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, 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. If the drag link separated from the pitman arm, the driver would loose directional control of the vehicle which could result in a vehicle crash causing injury or death. Correction: Dealers will replace and properly torque the castle nuts on all suspect vehicles.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2008385.
Winnebago elsewhere in this register
Winnebago is named on 208 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2008388 · 21 October 2008 · Horizon, Journey, Meridian · Structure
- 2008444 · 16 December 2008 · Sightseer, Sunstar, Vista · Label
- 2008296 · 19 August 2008 · Sightseer, Journey, Minnie Winnie · Other
- 2008219 · 24 June 2008 · Chieftain, Suncruiser, Ultimate Freedom · Other
- 2008213 · 18 June 2008 · Impulse, Aspect, Outlook · Label
- 2008197 · 5 June 2008 · View, Navion, Era · Engine
- 2008174 · 20 May 2008 · Access, Aspect, Outlook · Lights And Instruments
- 2008162 · 9 May 2008 · Tour, Ellipse, Meridian · Steering
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008425 · 25 November 2008 · Vue · Steering
- 2008339 · 16 September 2008 · Vue · Steering
- 2008430 · 1 December 2008 · Xl2-45 Entertainer Coach Shell, X3-45 Coach, Xl2-45 Motorhome · Steering
- 2008312 · 28 August 2008 · W42 Commercial Chassis, W18 RV Chassis · Steering
- 2008441 · 16 December 2008 · LFS · Steering
- 2008223 · 26 June 2008 · Phaeton · Steering
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Winnebago: 208 in the register, and 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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