2019 Winnebago Forza Body & structure Problems

1.SAFETY RECALL - 19V-512 - BASEMENT STORAGE COMPARTMENT DOORS

NHTSA ID

11373789

Incident

Oct 6, 2020

CARGO DOORS FLY OPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON

NHTSA ID

11361298

Incident

Sep 26, 2020

Mileage

11,575 mi

COMPARTMENT STORAGE DOOR COME OPEN WHEN DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11351319

Incident

Feb 3, 2020

Mileage

1,500 mi

COMPARTMENT STORAGE DOORS CONTINUE TO COME OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO SWERVE, AND LOSE CONTENTS IN TO TRAFFIC. DOOR MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS MYSELF, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO OPEN WITHOUT A BUNGEE CORD INSTALLED TO PREVENT FULL OPENING. NO RECALL SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED YET.

NHTSA ID

11351173

Incident

Apr 9, 2020

Mileage

8,034 mi

STORAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, OTHER DRIVERS MAY SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE COMPARTMENT DOOR, OR OBJECTS FALLING FROM WITHIN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. RECALL NOTICE ISSUED OVER A YEAR AGO WITH NO FIX OFFERED BY COMPANY. RECALL NHTSA RECALL NOTICE # 19V-152

NHTSA ID

11351046

Incident

Aug 20, 2020

Mileage

12,000 mi

NHTSA SAFETY RECALL COMPARTMENT LATCHES, NOT KEEPING DOORS CLOSED WHEN TRAVELING. FIX IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLASTIC LATCHES WITH METAL LATCHES YET WINNEBAGO STATES THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE METAL LATCHES. WE ARE NOT USING THE 2019 FORZA RV AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE DANGER...THE COMPARTMENTS HAVE OPENED ON HWY 80 NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE 766 FORZA MOTORHOMES WITH THIS CONDITION. YOUR NHTSA RECALL NOTICE IS: 19V 512. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DEALER, LA MESA RV AND WINNEBAGO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. YOUR ACTION WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

11331248

Incident

Dec 20, 2019

Mileage

1,850 mi

WE PURCHASED A 2019 FORZA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PROPANE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. WE BROUGHT IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED (12/09/2019) IT HAPPENED AGAIN... SLOW SPEED. NEXT THE COMPARTMENT DOOR CARRYING A LOT OF CHAIRS ETC AND THE PROPANE DOOR BOTH OPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. WE WERE PULLED OVER BY THE STATE POLICE AND TOLD TO GO TO THE NEXT REST AREA AND FIX IT. WE HAD TO CRAWL UNDER IT AND PUT A CABLE ON IT. FINALLY WE HAD TO DUCT TAPE THE DOORS SHUT IN ORDER TO FEEL SAFE. WE HAVE CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND THE DEALERSHIP WITH DETAILED INFORMATION. THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION AND WON'T HELP US. WINNEBAGO IS STILL LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION AND HASN'T GOTTEN BACK TO US.

NHTSA ID

11320238

Incident

Mar 22, 2020

Mileage

3,500 mi

DOORS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING BAD LATCHES EXPOSING ALL PRODUCTS UNDER THE BUS TO FLY OUT AND HIT OTHER VEHICLES WHILE TRAVELING, DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. DOOR FOR ENTRY IS WOBBLY, THOUGH THIS DOOR DOES NOT COME OPEN IT IS NOT WELL ATTACHED.

NHTSA ID

11309114

Incident

Jan 24, 2020

Mileage

2,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STORAGE AREA DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH HAVEN RV & MARINE LOCATED AT (5485 PEPPER CHASE DR, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 662-393-9948) WHERE THE RV WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V512000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

NHTSA ID

11308543

Incident

May 9, 2019

Mileage

1,800 mi

IN FOUR OF THE FIVE TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN THIS MOTORHOME, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, ONE OF THE SIDE COMPARTMENT DOORS WILL OPEN, WITHOUT NOTICE. I'M OFTEN FLAGGED BY OTHER DRIVERS LETTING ME KNOW THAT THE COMPARTMENT DOOR IS OPEN. LUCKY THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I'M CONCERNED TO DRIVE IT.

NHTSA ID

11299371

Incident

Dec 2, 2019

Mileage

50 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V512000 (STRUCTURE). WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, THE DOORS OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM SCHAEFFER'S CAMPING AND TRAVEL CENTER (1236 POTTSVILLE PIKE, SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PA 19555, (610) 562-3071), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,300. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID

11282262

Incident

Jul 3, 2019

Mileage

2,300 mi

OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT DOORS OPEN WHILE IN TRANSIT FOR NO APPARENT REASON DRIVING AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAYS, WHILE TURNING AND STRAIGHT ROADS IN TOWNS. CONTACTED WINNEBAGO WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE TSB TO REACH THE DEALER WHO ALLEGEDLY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TSB IN THE EARLIER TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. DOOR SEALS WERE REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT SIZE SEALS AND THEN BACK TO ORIGINAL SEALS. DEALER "NOTCHED" LATCHES TO GET THE DOORS TO STAY CLOSED MAKING THE DOORS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE AND REPORTED THERE IS NO OTHER ADJUSTMENT THAT CAN BE MADE TO MAKE DOORS OPEN/CLOSE EASIER WITH FACTORY SEALS INSTALLED. RV RETURNED TO DEALER ON 4/23/19 BECAUSE OF 5 FLOODED COMPARTMENTS.

NHTSA ID

11203318

Incident

Jul 23, 2018

Mileage

1,900 mi