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Vehicle recall 11V217000 · April 12, 2011

Winnebago Adventurer and J38S

The stop lamps may be intermittent during light brake applications.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
Winnebago is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 adventurer manufactured from may 14, 2009, through October 16, 2009, and certain model year 2009-2010 winnebago J38S commercial vehicles manufactured from October 30, 2008 through June 21, 2010. The stop lamps may be intermittent during light brake applications.
Consequence
The stop lamps may not properly indicate that the service brakes are applied which may lead to a crash without warning.
Remedy
Dtna/freightliner will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. Please see dtna's safety defect report 10V-178. Owners may contact the warranty campaigns department at 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
11V217000
Reported to NHTSA
April 12, 2011
Filed by
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Owner notification
May 27, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected
5
Initiated by
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components
Exterior lighting › Brake lights › Switch
Recall 11V217000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

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