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1999 Winnebago Itasca Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Aug 12, 2004
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 23, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Winnebago Itasca. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT. FIRESTONE, R4S2257516E THE TREAD SEPARATED 1/4 THE CIRCUMFERENCE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10079769
Incident
Jun 12, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE T REAR INSIDE DUAL TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. FIRESTONE, 2557516E. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID
10079768
Incident
Sep 27, 2003
Mileage
32,400 mi
SuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Jul 25, 2003

THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN THE VE FRONT END ALIGNMENT, PER MECHANIC.*AK

NHTSA ID
10030146
Mileage
8,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 10, 2003

IN MARCH 2003 A FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES FAILED ON MY ITASCA 29FT CLASS C MOTOR HOME. THE TREAD CAME OFF IN PIECES WITH THE TIRE REMAINING AT 80 LBS FOLLOWING THE SEPARATION (INSIDE REAR DUAL). ON JULY 7, 2003 THE OPPOSITE SIDE INSIDE DUAL TIRE ALSO DID THE SAME THING. THESE WERE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 30,000 WHEN THE 1ST TIRE WENT AND AND 3400 MILES WHEN THE SECOND WENT...AGAIN MAINTAINING THE 80LB PRESSURE. BOTH WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIALS LT 225/75R16 E. ON BOTH OCCASIONS A FIRESTONE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND SAW THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OTHER THAN THE SEPARATION. I SENT THE TIRE IN TO FIRESTONE FOR THEIR EVALUATION AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE FAULT OF THE TIRE, AND GAVE ME SEVERAL REASONS WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS, NONE OF THESE OCCURRED. AFTER THE SECOND TIRE WENT, I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH MICHELIN LT 225/75R16 LTX M/S BW (N6HS). SPEED FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES WAS 55MPH WITH 75 DEGREE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10025845
Incident
Jul 7, 2003
Mileage
3,400 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 17, 2003

THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE MELTED A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND LEAKED OIL OVER THE TAIL PIPE . *JB

NHTSA ID
10011943
Incident
Mar 17, 2003
Suspension
Filed Oct 30, 2000

SHOCK BRACKET BROKE OFF & FELL & CAUGHT ON THE HYDRAULIC JACK WIRING. 2 WEEKS LATER, LEFT SIDE DID THE SAME THING. BRACKET COULD HAVE FALLEN & STUCK IN THE TIRE, CAUSING A DEADLY ACCIDENT. DEALER IS GIVING CONSUMER THE RUN AROUND. PART IS MANUFACTURED BY 3-T'S RV PRODUCTS INC . BOTH BRACKETS WERE TAKEN OFF & CHEVROLET OR ITASCA WONT BE RESPONSBILE IN SAYING WHY BRACKETS WERE BOLTED TO THE FRAME. CONSUMER BOLTED THE SHOCK TO THE FRAME & ELIMINATED THE BRACKET ALL TOGETHER. THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE IS A 1999.*AK

NHTSA ID
874141
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 23, 2000

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE P225/75R16 DOT 8XL1Y13000X2 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND RIGHT REAR TIRE OUTSIDE DUALLY HAD CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TREAD. *SLC

NHTSA ID
873554
Incident
Sep 18, 2000

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.

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