Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

CRACKED OR BROKEN WHEELS

Action number

PE05024

Opened

May 10, 2005

Closed

Sep 26, 2005

Outcome

Recall 05V423000

Manufacturer: Winnebago of Indiana, LLC

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 05V423000.

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What NHTSA is examining

In response to the product failures that prompted odi to initiate investigation pe05-024, sunnybrook rv has filed defect notice 05v-423 that proposes to conduct a product recall to replace certain 16 chrome plated steel wheels that were installed as original equipment between february 1, 2005 and july 11, 2005 in approximately 429 model year 2005 travel trailer and fifth wheel recreational vehicles. Tredit tire, sunnybrook rv's supplier of tire and wheel assemblies, had investigated the reasons for the cracked and broken wheels, determined the causes, and notified sunnybrook rv and odi (05e-051) of their findings in august-september, 2005.sunnybrook rv has provided odi with information about one incident of a weld breaking in the wheel installed in a model year 2004 31bw-fs model vehicle.accordingly, odi will evaluate whether additional actions appear to be warranted for vehicles not currently addressed by campaign o5v-423.

Vehicles under investigation

2005 Mobile Scout 27502005 Mobile Scout 27FKS2005 Mobile Scout 28RKFS2005 Mobile Scout 28RLKS2005 Mobile Scout 29DBS2005 Mobile Scout 29RBS2005 Mobile Scout 30502005 Mobile Scout 30FKS2005 Mobile Scout 30RKFS2005 Mobile Scout 31502005 Mobile Scout 319SUT2005 Mobile Scout 31BWFS2005 Mobile Scout 31BWKS2005 Mobile Scout 32BWKS2005 Mobile Scout 33102005 Mobile Scout 33BWS2005 Mobile Scout 33FKS2005 Mobile Scout 349SUT2005 Mobile Scout 34BWFS2005 Mobile Scout 34BWKS2005 Mobile Scout 35BWS2005 Mobile Scout 36102005 Mobile Scout 36BWKS2005 Mobile Scout 38BWOS2005 Mobile Scout 391KSUT2005 Mobile Scout 39SUT2005 Mobile Scout 412SUT2005 Mobile Scout 434SUT2005 Sunnybrook 27502005 Sunnybrook 27FKS2005 Sunnybrook 28RKFS2005 Sunnybrook 28RLKS2005 Sunnybrook 29DBS2005 Sunnybrook 29RBS2005 Sunnybrook 30502005 Sunnybrook 30FKS2005 Sunnybrook 30RKFS2005 Sunnybrook 31502005 Sunnybrook 319SUT2005 Sunnybrook 31BWFS2005 Sunnybrook 31BWKS2005 Sunnybrook 32BWKS2005 Sunnybrook 33102005 Sunnybrook 33BWS2005 Sunnybrook 33FKS2005 Sunnybrook 349SUT2005 Sunnybrook 34BWFS2005 Sunnybrook 34BWKS2005 Sunnybrook 35BWS2005 Sunnybrook 36102005 Sunnybrook 36BWKS2005 Sunnybrook 38BWOS2005 Sunnybrook 391KSUT2005 Sunnybrook 39SUT2005 Sunnybrook 412SUT2005 Sunnybrook 434SUT2005 Sunnybrook Titan

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.