Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Winnebago Lesharo, most frequently naming the electrical and tires & wheels categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 5 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
POWER STEERING HOSE
SUMMARY:ACCORDING TO WINNEBAGO, ROAD AND ENGINE VIBRATION MAY CAUSEFAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE IN CERTAIN H BODYVEHICLES.WINNEBAGO HAS STATED THAT A METAL ELBOW IN THE HOSE ASSEMBLYMAY FATIGUE.TO REMEDY THIS, WINNEBAGO HAS DEVELOPED A STABLIZING BRACKETTO ALLEVIATE RELATIVE MOTION OF THE COMPONENTS.PRODUCTION MODELS MODIFIEDON AUGUST 9, 1989.LEAKAGE OF THE POWER ASSIST HYDRAULIC FLUID WILL NOT CAUSE A LOSS INSTEERING.IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT POWER ASSIST WILL DEGRADE GRADUALLY,DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE OPENING, AND THE AMOUNT OF STEERING ASSISTREQUIRED (I.E. LOW SPEED PARKING MANEUVERS).THE PRIMARY RISK IS THATHYDRAULIC FLUID ATOMIZED UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE WILLCONTACT AN IGNITION SOURCE RESULTING IN A FIRE.THE AFFECTED JOINT ISLOCATED BELOW THE MID LINE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HOWEVER,CIRCUMSTANCES MAY CAUSE THE ATOMIZED FLUID TO CONTACT AN IGNITION SOURCE(EXHAUST, WIRING, ETC.).BY LETTER DATED MARCH 30, 1989, WINNEBAGO ANNOUNCED THE RECALL OF THEEFFECTED H BODY MOTORHOMES.===
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1989 WINNEBAGO, LESHARO, TIRE SIZE P205/75R15 XCA, TIRES HAD 30 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AT THE SIDEWALL DOWN TO THE TREAD ON TWO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. ALSO, ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES ALSO SEPARATED AT THE SIDEWALL WHEN DRIVING. INCIDENTS INVOLVED THE REAR AND THE FRONTAL TIRES. ALSO, TIRES WERE ONLY USED ON THIS MODEL MOTORHOME. *AK SLC
VEHICLE OVERHEATED DRIVER STOPPED REMOVED KEYS VEHICLE SELF STARTED. ALSO SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. TT
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
STRUCTURE
Service Bulletin sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin advises of a manufacturing change to the shower surround sealant process for all units.
EQUIPMENT
Service Bulletin sent to all dealers. This bulletin advises dealers they no longer need to email Winnebago the signed Vehicle Registration Form, but they should retain a copy for their records.
EQUIPMENT
Service Bulletin to dealers reminding them to understand their state's Lemon Law and to comply with Winnebago Motorhome mandates outlined in the Policy & Procedure Manual.
EQUIPMENT
Service Bulletin to dealers advising them of part sales training opportunities.
EQUIPMENT
General Parts and Service Letter to dealers detailing the warranty part return procedure.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.