1998 Winnebago Rialta 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 1998 Winnebago Rialta, 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
- Body & structure125.0%
- Brakes125.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Suspension125.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON DECEMBER 24TH, 2019, THE RIGHT REAR SPINDLE OF MY REAR AXLE FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, HAVING JUST CRESTED A VERY SMALL SPEED BUMP, AT 3MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A LOWES IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA. WHEN THE AXLE FAILED, IT TORE OFF THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LINE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, THUS RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER LOAD RATING, WITH JUST ME DRIVING, AND NO FLUIDS OR EQUIPMENT ONBOARD. THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN CAST SPINDLE THAT HOLDS THE BEARINGS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO THE AXLE. I BELIEVE THE CASTING IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, DUE TO THE THIN ELEMENTS LEFT IN PLACE WHERE THE CASTING IS RECESSED TO ALLOW FOR THE BRAKE CALIPER CARRIER TO BE BOLTED TO IT. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE FAILURES HAPPENING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WINNEBAGO ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST AN INSPECTION FOR ALL REMAINING RIALTAS ON THE ROAD, AND GUSSETS ATTACHED OR REPAIRS MADE TO ANY CRACKED AXLES OUT THERE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON DECEMBER 24TH, 2019, THE RIGHT REAR SPINDLE OF MY REAR AXLE FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, HAVING JUST CRESTED A VERY SMALL SPEED BUMP, AT 3MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A LOWES IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA. WHEN THE AXLE FAILED, IT TORE OFF THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LINE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, THUS RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER LOAD RATING, WITH JUST ME DRIVING, AND NO FLUIDS OR EQUIPMENT ONBOARD. THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN CAST SPINDLE THAT HOLDS THE BEARINGS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO THE AXLE. I BELIEVE THE CASTING IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, DUE TO THE THIN ELEMENTS LEFT IN PLACE WHERE THE CASTING IS RECESSED TO ALLOW FOR THE BRAKE CALIPER CARRIER TO BE BOLTED TO IT. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE FAILURES HAPPENING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WINNEBAGO ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST AN INSPECTION FOR ALL REMAINING RIALTAS ON THE ROAD, AND GUSSETS ATTACHED OR REPAIRS MADE TO ANY CRACKED AXLES OUT THERE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 (NA) WINNEBAGO RIALTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04E031000 (EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT DID NOT TAKE HIS VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. HE LOCATED SEVERAL OTHER RECALL NOTICES AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS SERVICED. THE CONTACT CALLED SAMSUNG TO FIND OUT WHERE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO REMOVE THE MICROWAVE AND BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT HE SHOULD BE THE ONE TO REMOVE THE MICROWAVE. HE STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE SERVICE CENTER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON DECEMBER 24TH, 2019, THE RIGHT REAR SPINDLE OF MY REAR AXLE FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, HAVING JUST CRESTED A VERY SMALL SPEED BUMP, AT 3MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A LOWES IN UPLAND CALIFORNIA. WHEN THE AXLE FAILED, IT TORE OFF THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKE LINE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, THUS RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER LOAD RATING, WITH JUST ME DRIVING, AND NO FLUIDS OR EQUIPMENT ONBOARD. THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN CAST SPINDLE THAT HOLDS THE BEARINGS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES TO THE AXLE. I BELIEVE THE CASTING IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, DUE TO THE THIN ELEMENTS LEFT IN PLACE WHERE THE CASTING IS RECESSED TO ALLOW FOR THE BRAKE CALIPER CARRIER TO BE BOLTED TO IT. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE FAILURES HAPPENING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WINNEBAGO ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST AN INSPECTION FOR ALL REMAINING RIALTAS ON THE ROAD, AND GUSSETS ATTACHED OR REPAIRS MADE TO ANY CRACKED AXLES OUT THERE.
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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