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Recall Query · Closed

ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE FRACTURE

Action number
RQ07002
Opened
Sep 5, 2007
Closed
Jan 4, 2008
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Winnebago Industries, Inc.

What NHTSA is examining

The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation based on four reportsalleging failure of an engine cooling fan in the subject vehicles.three of the complainants alleged the fan disintegrated and two of the three alleged the radiator was damaged as a result.the fourth complainant alleged that his vehicle experienced violent shaking and overheating.when the vehicle was inspected, it was noted that pieces of the fan were missing.all four vehicles were class c motor homes built on a volkswagen eurovan chassis.two of the vehicles are rialta models and two are vista models.based onadditional information received from volkswagen odi is upgrading this investigation toengineering analysis ea 08-002 for further study.

Vehicles under investigation

2001 Rialta Rialta2002 Rialta Rialta2003 Rialta Rialta2004 Rialta Rialta2001 Volkswagen Eurovan2002 Volkswagen Eurovan2003 Volkswagen Eurovan2002 Winnebago Vista

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.