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1998 Winnebago Brave Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 11, 2002
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Winnebago Brave, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Other / unspecified125.0%
  • Suspension125.0%
  • Tires & wheels125.0%
  • Transmission125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

MAGIC CHIEF OVEN; THE OVEN DOES NOT BURN ALL THE WAY AROUND, AND THE CONTROL VALVES STICK, NOT ALLOWING THE BURNERS TO TURN ON/OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARTS THREE TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID 850400 · filed Nov 12, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

VEHICLE WANDERS ALOT ON THE ROAD ON A DIP OR ON ANY UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID 856299 · filed Feb 4, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WILL FOLLOW UP ON REQUEST FROM DOT FOR PHOTOS OF TIRES NEXT WEEK. CHEVROLET TRUCK DIVISION IS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE WINNEBAGO 'BRAVE' PACKAGE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE CHASSIS. MY PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE THAT, WITH THE LIQUIDS CAPACITY @ 50% AND 3 ADULTS, THIS VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURERS AXLE RATING IS EXCEEDED BY 1600 POUNDS ON THE FRONT AXLE AND BY 2000 POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE. WILL OBTAIN SLIPS FROM CERTIFIED SCALES AND FORWARD TO YOUR OFFICE THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16.*AK

NHTSA ID 767043 · filed Sep 11, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

TRANSMISSION FAILED (TWICE). *YC

NHTSA ID 607928 · filed Feb 1, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .