Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2012 Winnebago Navion, most frequently naming the airbags, electrical and powertrain (other) categories. 7 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 — 3 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.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON FREEWAY, THE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED BEEPED. WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, IT' STOPPED MOMENTARILY AND RETURNED. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, RESEARCHED THE WARNING LIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. SHORTLY AFTER SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ONE RELATING TO TIRES AND BRAKES. PULLED OVER AGAIN, CONTINUED RESEARCH AND RESET FUSES.
TAKATA RECALL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION REGARDING A REPAIR FOR THIS ITEM SINCE INITIAL COMMUNICATION SENT TO US OVER A YEAR AGO. WOULD IT BE CORRECT WE SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR WITH STILL NO RECOURSE GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS A FAMILY CAMPER? CALLED MERCEDES FOR INFORMATION AND THEIR ONLY COMMENT AS THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO US WHEN A FIX BECAME AVAILABLE. WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAD THEIR VEHICLE FIXED LAST YEAR SO THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FIX.
WE PURCHASED A 2012 WINNEBAGO NAVION 24J FROM CAMPING WORLD SUPERCENTER NEW BRAUNSFEL, TX JUNE 29, 2012. RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO OHIO ON JULY 8, 2012, WE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY STORMS, AVOIDING A NEAR COLLISION WE DISCOVERED THE HORN DID NOT WORK! WE REPORTED THE MALFUNCTION TO CAMPING WORLD AND WERE TOLD TO BRING THE RV INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON JULY 17TH, 2012. JULY 20, 2012 WE WERE TOLD ALL ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED AND THE VEHICLE READY FOR OUR PICKUP ON JULY 24, 2012. WE WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE JULY 25, 2012 ONLY TO DISCOVER THE HORN STILL DID NOT WORK. [XXX], SALES MANAGER, WAS INFORMED AND HE INSISTED THE RV PASSED THEIR "INTERNAL" INSPECTION AND PREDELIVERY CHECK. WE REITERATED THE HORN IS STILL NOT WORKING. WE INQUIRED AS TO WHY WERE WE TOLD TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP IF THE HORN STILL MALFUNCTIONED. NO ANSWER TO THIS INQUIRY. NOW WE ARE TOLD THE PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND HAS TO BE SERVICED ELSEWHERE. WE HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO OUR NEW VEHICLE SINCE JULY 17. WE FURTHER REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE UNDER ITS CURRENT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WE ARE DEMANDING CAMPING WORLD REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. WE ARE PREPARED TO FILE A TX DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LEMON LAW CLAIM AGAINST CAMPING WORLD. WE ARE REQUESTING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE AND/OR INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY THIS DEPARTMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
Service Bulletin sent to dealers advising of the required legal verbiage each RO should document.
Service Bulletin sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin outlines the characteristics of new roof sealant being used.
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.
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.