2004 Winnebago Journey: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2004 Winnebago Journey. The newest campaign is 10V525000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Oct 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has 11 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.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 10V525000, in the NHTSA record
Winnebago is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The recall began during december 2010. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or winnebago at 1-641-585-3535.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 31,172 units in total.
- 10V525000Equipment
- 05V407000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- 04V608000Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
- 04V114000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Tank Assembly
10V525000Received . 18,461 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Winnebago is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Winnebago is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The recall began during december 2010. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or winnebago at 1-641-585-3535.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
05V407000Received . 1,367 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes, the roof vent for the optional 4-door refrigerator was incorrectly located.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can allow excessive heat buildup which has the potential to ignite surrounding materials, resulting in personal injury and/oi vehicle and property damage.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will relocate the roof vent. The recall began on september 9, 2005. Owners may contact winnebago at 1-641-585-6939.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 96.
04V608000Received . 6,201 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain seat belt buckles on some motor homes fail to conform to the load requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The seat belt buckle may unlatch in the event of a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the buckles. The recall began on november 12, 2004. Owners should contact amsafe at 1-574-266-8330 or winnebago at 1-800-537-1885.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 92.
04V114000Received . 5,143 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Tank Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motorhomes, the lp tank has stress on weld joints at the point where mounting brackets are welded to the tank.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause stress cracks at the weld joints and lead to an lp leak and cause personal injury and/or vehicle damage.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reinstall a cradle-style carrier, and, if necessary replace the lp tank. The recall began on march 25, 2004. Owners should contact winnebago at 641-585-6939.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 90. 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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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
11 complaints, 16 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Equipment | 5 |
| Structure | 3 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Unknown or Other | 2 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Apr 2022
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.
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Winnebago JourneyThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Winnebago Journey: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/winnebago/journey/2004/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Winnebago Journey?
- 31,172 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Winnebago Journey have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Winnebago Journey, model years 1996 to 2023. 4 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Winnebago Journey name most often?
- Equipment: 5 of 16 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Winnebago Journey open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.