Model year

2002 Winnebago Chieftain

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Jun 3, 2010 to Jun 3, 2010.

Recall campaigns covering this model year220k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2002 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2002 Winnebago Chieftain peaked in 2010, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.7512010120122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2002 Winnebago Chieftain name structure

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2002 Winnebago Chieftain

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2002 Winnebago Chieftain
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
10V-525Oct 26, 2010Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…Equipment18,461Not stated
09V-300Jul 29, 2009Fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leakEquipment1,547Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2002 Winnebago Chieftain

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.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Jun 3, 2010Failure Nov 15, 200941,000 milesLewisburg, PAFrame and members

    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WE HAVE A 2002 WINNEBAGO CHIEFTAIN MOTOR HOME AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY STUCK OR LOCKED UP. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND ONE SET OF ROTORS WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND WE PAID FOR ANOTHER SET. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WORK HORSE CHASSIS FOR OUR MOTOR HOME IS TO BE OR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND TO DATE THERE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD NO PARTS ARE YET AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD LAST YEAR PEOPLE WERE TOLD TO PARK THEIR MOTOR HOMES UNTIL THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FOR SOME THIS HAS BEEN TWO YEARS. WE ARE PLANNING A TRIP CROSS COUNTRY IN OUR MOTOR HOME IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE HELP US. [XXX] *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10334390
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

7 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • 7SB009-24-01A Apr 5, 2024 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Service Bulletin sent to dealers advising of the required legal verbiage each RO should document.
  • 7SB002-24-01A Feb 23, 2024 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Service Bulletin sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin outlines the characteristics of new roof sealant being used.
  • 7SB005-23-01A Sep 19, 2022 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Service Bulletin sent to all Winnebago dealers. Bulletin advises of a manufacturing change to the shower surround sealant process for all units.
  • 7SB009-22-02A May 31, 2022 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Service Bulletin sent to all dealers. This bulletin advises dealers they no longer need to email Winnebago the signed Vehicle Registration Form, but they should retain a copy for their records.
  • 7SB009-21-02A Jul 14, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Service Bulletin to dealers reminding them to understand their state's Lemon Law and to comply with Winnebago Motorhome mandates outlined in the Policy & Procedure Manual.
  • 7SB010-21-01Z Jul 1, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Service Bulletin to dealers advising them of part sales training opportunities.
  • 7SB014-21-01A Mar 26, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    General Parts and Service Letter to dealers detailing the warranty part return procedure.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.