Vehicle recall 03V243000 · July 8, 2003
Winnebago Sightseer and Itasca Sunova
On certain motor homes, when the cooking range and furnace are operating at the same time, the flame on the cooking range could be forced downward over the burner or flame outage…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On certain motor homes, when the cooking range and furnace are operating at the same time, the flame on the cooking range could be forced downward over the burner or flame outage could occur. This condition is due to the location of the furnace and cooking range whereby the furnace may draw air in from above the range burners and cause a downdraft.
- Consequence
- Should this occur, the flame may go out, and the liquid propane (lp) gas will continue to flow. This is a hazardous situation that could result in an explosion or fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install an air restrictor panel under the range. Owner notification began July 10, 2003. Owners should contact winnebago at 1-641-585-6939.
- Notes
- Winnebago recall no. 89.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V243000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 8, 2003
- Filed by
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 89
- Owner notification
- July 10, 2003
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,684
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Itasca Sunova (2002-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002
- Winnebago Sightseer (2002-2004): 2004, 2003, 2002
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