Complaint 434216

2003 ITASCA HORIZON • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS • incident Aug 1, 2003

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
434216
Make
ITASCA
Model
HORIZON
Model Year
2003
Incident Date
Aug 1, 2003
Date Received
Nov 5, 2003
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

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

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.