2002 Winnebago Itasca Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 Winnebago Itasca, 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
- Visibility266.7%
- Body & structure133.3%
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
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ITASCA RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE SIDE DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS WERE BECOMING CLOUDY, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE NEW WINDOWS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ITASCA RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOUBLE PAINTED WINDOWS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT MOISTURE WAS GETTING BETWEEN THE PAINT CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG AND OBSTRUCTED HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT ON BOTH SIDE OF THE RV WERE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY OCCLUDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SEAL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT AIR/MOISTURE. ETC, FROM GETTING BETWEEN THE GLASS PANES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH EITHER OF THE FRONT SIDE WIDOWS. UPDATED 03/08/12
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WINNEBAGO ITASCA RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT DOUBLE PAINTED WINDOWS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT MOISTURE WAS GETTING BETWEEN THE PAINT CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO FOG AND OBSTRUCTED HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT ON BOTH SIDE OF THE RV WERE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY OCCLUDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SEAL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT AIR/MOISTURE. ETC, FROM GETTING BETWEEN THE GLASS PANES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH EITHER OF THE FRONT SIDE WIDOWS. UPDATED 03/08/12
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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