Complaint 1681408
2017 WINNEBAGO FUSE • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Jul 8, 2020
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1681408
- Make
- WINNEBAGO
- Model
- FUSE
- Model Year
- 2017
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jul 8, 2020
- Date Received
- Aug 2, 2020
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THIS USED 2017 FUSE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH FAILED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT. WE DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER IN LINCOLN NEBRASKA. THE ATS WAS REPLACED. THE NEXT TIME WE PLUGGED INTO SHORE POWER, THE ATS WORKED FOR A FEW HOURS, AND FAILED AGAIN. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER. IF WE HAD NOT BEEN WITH THE UNIT, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE FIRE! THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN A LEVEL SPOT WITH GREAT CLEARANCE AND AIR FLOW AROUND IT.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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