Complaint 1443937
2013 ITASCA SUNCRUISER • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Jan 10, 2018
- Complaint ID
- 1443937
- Make
- ITASCA
- Model
- SUNCRUISER
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Jan 10, 2018
- Date Received
- Jan 29, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
HAD KIDDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN MOTORHOME. PULLED UNIT AFTER RECALL OF GENERAL NOTIFICATION ON NEWS BROADCAST AND CHECKED FUNCTION. UNIT FAILED TO FUNCTION. DISPOSED OF NON-FUNCTIONAL UNIT, REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT FOR SAFETY. CALLED KIDDE AFTER NOTIFICATION BY WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES. KIDDE WOULD NOT SEND APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT ITEM. DANGEROUS TO EQUIP MOTORHOMES WITH DEFECTIVE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DISGUSTING WHEN MANUFACTURER (KIDDE) WON'T HONORABLY REPLACE ITEM. ANSWER WAS, SINCE YOU DETERMINED IT MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT KEEP IT, WE CAN'T REPLACE IT.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.