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Itasca Suncruiser, Winnebago Adventurer, Winnebago Commercial Vehicle, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 16 March 2016. 31 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015 Winnebago Adventurer vehicles manufactured January 16, 2016, to March 8, 2016, and 2015-2016 Itasca Suncruiser vehicles manufactured January 6, 2016, to March 8, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the bolts that attach the hitch to the frame were …

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Winnebago's own number for this recall: 140. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V155 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.

What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 16V155 cover?
Itasca Suncruiser, Winnebago Adventurer, Winnebago Commercial Vehicle, model years 2015-2016.
What is wrong with them?
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain model year 2015 Winnebago Adventurer vehicles manufactured January 16, 2016, to March 8, 2016, and 2015-2016 Itasca Suncruiser vehicles manufactured January 6, 2016, to March 8, 2016.
What can happen if it is not put right?
Improper torquing of the hitch bolts could cause the hitch to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, where necessary, replace the hitch attachment bolts free of charge. The recall began on April 15, 2016. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535. Winnebago's number for this recall is 140.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Winnebago calls this recall 140, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.

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: “Improper torquing of the hitch bolts could cause the hitch to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.”

31vehicles potentially
affected
3models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 16 March 2016owners told 15 April 2016today
The defect reached the regulator on 16 March 2016. Owners were written to 30 days later, on 15 April 2016. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign was quicker than most.
Campaign16V155
Filed byWinnebago Industries, Inc
System at faultTrailer Hitches
Reported to NHTSA16 March 2016
Model years2015-2016
Vehicles namedITASCA SUNCRUISER, WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER, WINNEBAGO COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

What the notice says today

The consequence

Improper torquing of the hitch bolts could cause the hitch to detach, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, where necessary, replace the hitch attachment bolts free of charge. The recall began on April 15, 2016. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535. Winnebago's number for this recall is 140.

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 142 notices in the record whose component field names trailer hitches. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 32 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

The models named here, across their whole recall history

How to cite this record

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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V155, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v155/

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Other Winnebago notices we hold

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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V155 on 23 August 2026, they were:

We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.

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