ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE FRACTURE
NHTSA investigated and closed this without ordering a recall.
- Manufacturer
- Winnebago Industries, Inc.
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- Opened
- Sep 5, 2007
- Closed
- Jan 4, 2008
- Model years
- 2001–2004
- Type
- Recall Query
Summary
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 (8)
- RIALTA RIALTA2001
- RIALTA RIALTA2002
- RIALTA RIALTA2003
- RIALTA RIALTA2004
- VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN2001
- VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN2002
- VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN2003
- WINNEBAGO VISTA2002
Documents
Source: NHTSA investigation RQ07002. Investigations are NHTSA's review of a potential safety issue and may or may not result in a recall.