NHTSA Campaign 12V278000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 12V278000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC filed the report for 12V278000 with NHTSA on June 18, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V278000, NHTSA lists up to 63 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 30, 2008 and September 9, 2011.
The 12V278000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
12V278000 covers 1 model from Winnebago, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V278000 ranks 4 of 5 WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES (WINNEBAGO) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2012 WINNEBAGO COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MODEL J38S, MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 ADVENTURER MOTORHOMES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 30, 2008, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9, 2011, AND ONE 2009 ITASCA SUNCRUISER MOTORHOME BUILT NOVEMBER 2009. THESE MOTORHOMES CHASSIS ARE EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES WHICH WHEN EXPOSED TO LONG PERIODS OF TIME OF NON-DRIVING MAY EXPERIENCE DIAMETRICAL BRAKE CALIPER PISTON GROWTH AND REDUCED PISTON TO BORE CLEARANCE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO BRAKE DRAG AND OVERHEATING RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
- The risk
- REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC) WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED THE AGENCY WITH A REMEDY OR OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO AT 1-641-585-3535 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
Reported June 18, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V278000 (1)
Winnebago (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V278000, 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: June 18, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted