2009–2010 Winnebago Adventurer & 2009–2010 Winnebago J38S recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V217000
- Manufacturer
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 5
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 27, 2011
- Built
- May 14, 2009 – Oct 16, 2009
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .