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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Winnebago Sightseer Recalls

The 2012 Winnebago Sightseer has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 24, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Winnebago Sightseer. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Winnebago Sightseer, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

3 recalls on the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer

Equipment

Campaign
13V161000
Reported
April 24, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 1,918
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2013 Sightseer, 2 other models

13V161000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems: lines and fittings

Campaign
12V389000
Reported
August 8, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 165
Risk NHTSA names
fire, injury and death
Same campaign
also 3 other models

12V389000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)

Campaign
12V057000
Reported
February 16, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 2,841
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013 Sightseer, 2 other models

12V057000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Winnebago Sightseer complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer, the newest on March 11, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (50%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer, the component group named most often is the structure (100%), followed by the equipment (50%).

2 of the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer's 3 recalls also concern the equipment.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure2
  • Equipment1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20151

Complaints about the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 100% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2012 Winnebago Sightseer are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Winnebago Sightseer by model year

Other 2012 Winnebago models

Newest record on this page: March 11, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted