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1999 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 533637 · 2005-05-04

Vehicle

Make
WINNEBAGO
Model
ADVENTURER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
45,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED FOR THE EVENING & HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN SMELLED SMOKE. INSTANTLY PULLED THE POWER PLUG TO THE MOTOR HOME AND THEN INVESTIGATED. FOUND THE POWER SWITCH BOX HAD BLOWN UP. HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED AND WHEN I DID WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO THIS TYPE POWER SWITCH AND THEY INSTALLED A DIFFERENT KIND AS THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE ORIGINAL (AND IT WAS GUARANTEED FOR A LIFETIME) HAD GONE BANKRUPT. I HAD TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE NEW ONE AND THE INSTALLATION AND WAS TOLD BY WINNEBAGO THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER MANUFACTURER'S PARTS THEY INSTALLED IN THEIR MOTOR HOMES AND WOULD NOT HONOR THE GUARANTEE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10119883
Machine
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