Itasca Viva, Winnebago Travato, Winnebago Trend, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 21 January 2016. 359 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Winnebago Travato, Trend, and Itasca Viva! motor homes manufactured February 27, 2015, to January 6, 2016. The affected vehicles have an ignition switch that may experience an intermittent loss of electrical contact.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V026 cover?
- Itasca Viva, Winnebago Travato, Winnebago Trend, model years 2015-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Winnebago Travato, Trend, and Itasca Viva! motor homes manufactured February 27, 2015, to January 6, 2016. The affected vehicles have an ignition switch that may experience an intermittent loss of electrical contact.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An intermittent loss of contact can result in a vehicle stall and/or a partial or complete loss of the air bags, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control and/or instrument panel cluster.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. FCA US (Chrysler), manufacturer of the motorhome chassis, will notify owners, and Chrysler dealers will replace the ignition switch contact holder block, free of charge. Owners were sent interim notices in January 2016. The recall began on March 4, 2016.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An intermittent loss of contact can result in a vehicle stall and/or a partial or complete loss of the air bags, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control and/or instrument panel cluster. Loss of functionality of these systems may incr…”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 16V026 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Ignition:Switch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 January 2016 |
| Model years | 2015-2016 |
| Vehicles named | ITASCA VIVA, WINNEBAGO TRAVATO, WINNEBAGO TREND |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An intermittent loss of contact can result in a vehicle stall and/or a partial or complete loss of the air bags, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control and/or instrument panel cluster. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
FCA US (Chrysler), manufacturer of the motorhome chassis, will notify owners, and Chrysler dealers will replace the ignition switch contact holder block, free of charge. Owners were sent interim notices in January 2016. The recall began on March 4, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403 or Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Itasca Viva recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Winnebago Travato recalls: 18 US campaigns
- Winnebago Trend recalls: 9 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V026, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v026/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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