Complaint 434216
2003 ITASCA HORIZON • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS • incident Aug 1, 2003
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Owner Narrative
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THAT RAN THE LEVELING JACKS AND ROOM SLIDE OUTS . TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE HOSE , THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS TOO CLOSE TO MOTOR, WHICH WAS IN THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDED A HEAT SHIELD, BUT WINNEBAGO SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE RV NEEDING A HEAT SHIELD. IT WAS A MISROUTED HOSE THAT NEEDED TO BE REROUTED. ALSO, A HEAT SHIELD WAS NEEDED. THIS WAS OMITTED AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. *AK *JB *NLM
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