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Winnebago Chieftan

Every Winnebago Chieftan model year on file, 1972 to 1992. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years102 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131972 to 1992
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins65Summed across model years
By model year

The 1986 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

012319721980198219863198819901992
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Winnebago Chieftan complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
4
Steering
2
Fuel system
2
Engine and cooling
1
Tires
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Winnebago Chieftan model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Winnebago Chieftan by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1992Not decoded10.0100005
1991Other30.0150005
1990Other10.0100005
1989Not decoded0NoneNone105
1988Not decoded10.0100105
1987Not decoded1100.0100105
1986Other333.3300105
1985Not decoded0NoneNone115
1982Not decoded0NoneNone105
1981Not decoded0NoneNone105
1980Not decoded0NoneNone205
1979Not decoded0NoneNone205
1972Not decoded0NoneNone005
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Winnebago Chieftan

  • 93V-220 Dec 28, 1993
    Fuel tanks leak at the seams and/or baffle connections
    Fuel system · 11k vehicles
  • 87V-155 Oct 1, 1987
    Vehicles are subject to excessive underbody temperatures and fuel system pressures
    Fuel system · 9,041 vehicles
  • 81V-149 Dec 16, 1981
    Area surrounding the gasoline filler pipe shroud may not be properly sealed
    Fuel system · 1,783 vehicles
  • 80V-055 May 8, 1980
    Insufficient number of attachment screws may have been used to secure the shelf that supports furnace
    Visibility and wipers · 600 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.