Complaints over time
Complaints about the 2006 Itasca Sunrise peaked in 2006, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
2006 Itasca Sunrise
Other, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jun 14, 2006 to Feb 4, 2021.
Recall campaigns covering this model year422k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2006 other
Severity index50.02006 others average 9.2
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
50% of complaints about the 2006 Itasca Sunrise name brakes
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
4 recall campaigns cover the 2006 Itasca Sunrise
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10V-525 | Oct 26, 2010 | Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high… | Equipment | 18,461 | Not stated |
| 09V-113 | Apr 8, 2009 | Propane tank mounting bracket may have an incomplete or improper weld | Fuel system | 2,331 | Repair or modification |
| 06V-250 | Jul 5, 2006 | Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis may have been equipped with incorrect steering intermediate shafts | Steering | 1,021 | Part replacement |
| 05V-573 | Dec 28, 2005 | On certain motor homes equipped with kwikee brand electric steps, the steps may have been manufactured with defective step control units | Structure | 193 | Part replacement |
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 2006 Itasca Sunrise
The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.
2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Feb 4, 2021Failure Jan 26, 202167,000 milesSacramento, CABody
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ITASCA SUNRISE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN A STORM THE ROOF OF THE RV DISLODGED FROM BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. ## VIN PASSED ## 2006 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNRISE ##
NHTSA complaint 11394721 - Filed Jun 14, 2006Failure Jun 7, 20062,025 milesTrinity, FLParking brake, Automatic transmissionCrashFire1 injured
PURCHASED NEW 2006 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUNRISE 38J MOTOR HOME (MH). I DON'T KNOW IF WORKHORSE AUTO PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE ALLISON TRANSMISSION TO BLOW OR VICE VERSA. I KNOW OUR MH WAS ON FIRE AS WE WERE DRIVING, A MAN WAS INJURED & THERE WAS A CRASH. I KNOW THIS MH IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. IT IS IMPERATIVE YOUR ORGANIZATION PERFORM AN UNBIASED, CONSUMER SAFETY ORIENTED EVALUATION. WINNEBAGO, WORKHORSE & ALLISON ARE POINTING FINGERS AT EACH OTHER. LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON MH, DRIVING APX 57 MPH, HEARD HUGE EXPLOSION, DASH WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING & CHIMES STARTED DINGING. DROVE LESS THAN ONE MILE TO GAS STATION. PULLED UNDER GAS PUMP CANOPY. MANAGER RAN OUT YELLING AT US TO MOVE MH AWAY FROM PUMPS. WE WERE ON FIRE. PULLED MH UP APX 30 FEET, TURNED ENGINE OFF. PUT FIRE OUT. MH BROUGHT TO WORKHORSE AUTH DEALER IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US SOMETHING IN AUTO PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD MALFUNCTIONED & HEATED UP INSIDE ASSEMBLY CANISTER CAUSING EXPLOSION & THE FLUIDS THEN SPILLED ONTO MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE. AUTO PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. ORIGINAL PART SENT TO WORKHORSE FOR EVALUATION. WE WERE SHOWN THE METAL CANISTER HAD HEATED UP SO MUCH THE METAL TURNED RAINBOW BLUE. WE WERE TOLD MH WAS REPAIRED & SAFE TO DRIVE. NOTICED TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON DASH. HAD SERVICE MANAGER TAKE FOR TEST DRIVE SINCE WE DID NOT FEEL THE MH WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HE DROVE IT & FELT TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN. HE TOOK IT TO ALLISON TRANSMISSION AUTH REPAIR SHOP FOR EVALUATION. TECH FOR ALLISON WAS UNDER MH TRYING TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, SOMETHING INTERNALLY SLIPPED CAUSING MH TO ROLL DOWN AN INCLINE. THE TECH WAS DRAGGED FOR A DISTANCE AND PULLED OUT FROM UNDER MH BEFORE IT RAN OVER HIM. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. MH CRASHED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BACK QUARTER OF MH. MH AT ALLISON TRANS DEALER BODY SHOP. TRANSMISSION IN MH. ESTIMATE MIN 4 WEEKS FOR REPAIRS. *JB
NHTSA complaint 10159780
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
1 NHTSA investigation on file
- PE10048 Preliminary evaluation, Trailer hitches
Hitch Receiver Fracture
Opened Dec 7, 2010, closed Dec 3, 2013
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
No manufacturer communications on file
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.