2012 Itasca Impulse & 2012 Itasca Impulse Silver + 2 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Winnebago is recalling certain model year 2012 Access, Access Premier and itasca Impulse and Impulse Silver motor homes, manufactured from june 28, 2011, through january 25, 2012. The parking brake cable may rub on a metal support under the vehicle.
💥 The risk
If the parking brake cable rubs, it may fail to release, or over time it may abrade until it to fails, resulting in the vehicle rolling away without prior warning possibly causing personal injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will shorten the metal tube to provide clearance for the parking brake cable, free of charge. The safety recall began on february 17, 2012. Owners may contact winnebago industries owner relations at 1-641-585-6939.
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
- 12V049000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 125
- Manufacturer
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 38
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 17, 2012
- Built
- Jun 28, 2011 – Jan 25, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Winnebagos safety recall number is 125.customers may 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.