NHTSA Campaign 18V546000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V546000 covers 19 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Winnebago Industries, Inc filed the report for 18V546000 with NHTSA on August 17, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V546000, NHTSA lists up to 6,700 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 18, 2014 and July 13, 2018.
The 18V546000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V546000 were scheduled from June 5, 2019, 292 days after the report.
18V546000 covers 10 models from Winnebago, model years 2016–2019.
Owners of the model years 18V546000 covers have filed at least 15 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V546000 vehicles, the 2016 Winnebago Travato has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V546000 ranks 3 of 37 Winnebago Industries, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V546000, Winnebago Industries, Inc has 7 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V546000 was 17V736000, reported on November 20, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Winnebago Industries, Inc (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Winnebago Era, Travato, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Paseo, Via, Adventurer, Journey, Tour, and Grand Tour motorhomes. These vehicles have an auxiliary solar charging port circuit that is not fused.
- The risk
- If solar panels are connected and they exceed the amperage capacity of the circuit, the unprotected circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will install an inline 15 amp fuse into the auxiliary solar charging port circuit, free of charge. Winnebago issued interim notifications to owners on December 4, 2018. The recall began June 5, 2019. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.
Reported August 17, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V546000 (19)
Winnebago (19)
- 2016 Winnebago Aspect
- 2016 Winnebago Era
- 2017 Winnebago Era
- 2017 Winnebago Fuse
- 2018 Winnebago Fuse
- 2018 Winnebago Grand Tour
- 2016 Winnebago Journey
- 2017 Winnebago Journey
- 2018 Winnebago Journey
- 2018 Winnebago Paseo
- 2017 Winnebago Tour
- 2016 Winnebago Travato
- 2017 Winnebago Travato
- 2019 Winnebago Travato
- 2019 Winnebago Trend
- 2016 Winnebago View
- 2017 Winnebago View
- 2018 Winnebago View
- 2019 Winnebago View
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V546000, 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: August 17, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted