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NHTSA Campaign 11V217000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

NHTSA campaign 11V217000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.

WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC filed the report for 11V217000 with NHTSA on April 12, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 11V217000, NHTSA lists up to 5 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 30, 2008 and June 21, 2010.

The 11V217000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 11V217000 were scheduled from May 27, 2011, 45 days after the report.

11V217000 covers 1 model from Winnebago, model years 2010.

By potentially affected vehicles, 11V217000 ranks 11 of 11 WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC recalls on this site.

What this recall covers

The defect
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 ADVENTURER MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 14, 2009, THROUGH OCTOBER 16, 2009, AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 WINNEBAGO J38S COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 30, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 21, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
The risk
THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The fix
DTNA/FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE DTNA'S SAFETY DEFECT REPORT 10V-178. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-547-0712.

Reported April 12, 2011

Vehicles covered by 11V217000 (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V217000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: April 12, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted