Recall Register

2018 Winnebago Forza: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2018 Winnebago Forza. The newest campaign is 24V826000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 24V826000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters began being mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 192.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 47,589 units in total.

  • 24V826000Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch
  • 24V733000Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal
  • 19V512000Structure / Body / Door
  • 18V855000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings
  • 17V782000Equipment

  1. 24V826000Received . 11,982 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Sightseer, Itasca Sunova, 2016-2025 Forza, Vista, and Itasca/Winnebago Sunstar, 2015-2025 Adventurer, 2015-2024 Commercial Vehicle, 2015-2028 Itasca Suncruiser, and 2016-2017 Itasca Solei recreational vehicles. The hood bracket adhesive may have been incorrectly applied which can allow the bracket to detach.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A detached hood bracket may become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters began being mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 192.

    Report filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 192, 197, 198. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 24V733000Received . 17,329 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Tour, 2013-2018 Journey, 2014-2022 Forza, 2015-2016 Brave, 2015-2019 Grand Tour, 2015-2021 Vista, 2016-2018 Adventurer, Sightseer, 2016-2021 Commercial Vehicle, 2018-2021 Intent, Sunstar, 2018-2020 Horizon, Itasca 2013-2017 Ellipse, Meridian, 2014-2017 Solei, 2015-2016 Tribute, 2015-2018 Sunstar, 2016-2018 Suncruiser, and Sunova motorhomes. The turn signals may have a smaller than required luminous lens area. As such these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A small lens can make it difficult for other drivers to see the turn signal, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the turn signals, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2026. Owners may contact Winnebago Customer Care at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 189.

    Report filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 189. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 19V512000Received . 766 units.

    Structure / Body / Door

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Forza motorhomes. The exterior storage compartment door may unexpectedly open while the vehicle is in motion.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the storage compartment door opens while the vehicle is in motion, other drivers may swerve to avoid hitting the compartment door, or objects falling from within, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago will notify owners and dealers will install a new latch and the catch will be inspected and properly aligned and readjusted if necessary. Winnebago issued owners an interim notification on August 14, 2019. The recall began September 29, 2020. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

    Report filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc. Manufacturer campaign number 158. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 18V855000Received . 152 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Winnebago Forza motorhomes. The liquid propane (LP) lines may have been installed without edge protection where the LP lines pass through the closeout panel, possibly resulting in the lines being damaged and leaking fuel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will install edge protection at the closeout panel, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 18, 2019. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885.

    Report filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 17V782000Received . 17,360 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Winnebago Era, Travato, Minnie Winnie, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Brave, Vista, Sightseer, Adventurer, Forza, Journey, Tour, Revel, Paseo, Chalet, Access, and Intent motorhomes and Commercial vehicles, and 2013-2018 Itasca Spirit, Navion, Cambria, Tribute, Sunstar, Sunova, Suncruiser, Solei, Meridian, Elipse, Horizon, Reyo, and Via motorhomes. These vehicles are equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Winnebago will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for replacement or aftermarket fire extinguishers, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2018. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.

    Report filed by Winnebago Industries, Inc. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2018 Winnebago Forza: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Structure2
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 Jan 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2018 Winnebago Forza, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20131
  2. 20143
  3. 20152
  4. 20164
  5. 20174
  6. 20185
  7. 20194
  8. 20202
  9. 20212
  10. 20223
  11. 20233
  12. 20241
  13. 20251

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Winnebago Forza: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/winnebago/forza/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Winnebago Industries, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Winnebago Forza?
47,589 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Winnebago Forza have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Winnebago Forza, model years 2013 to 2025. 5 of them name the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Winnebago Forza name most often?
Structure: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Winnebago Forza open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.