Winnebago is recalling 306 my 2007-2008 journey, destination, tour and itasca meridian, latitude, and ellipse motor homes built on freightliner chassis. The fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over or under-tightened.
Steering
Itasca Meridian Steering problems by year
1 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Itasca Meridian's steering. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.
Steering complaints by model year
Steering recalls
Winnebago is recalling 1,699 my 2005-2009 winnebago journey, tour and itasca meridian and ellipse motor homes built on the freightliner xc chassis. The chassis contains steering filters that can plug due to failure of the screen adhesion to the filter...
On certain motor homes, the cinch bolt, where the steering column connects to the intermediate shaft, was improperly tightened. This could result in the bolt threads being stripped, conceivably not providing a tight joint.
Latest Meridian steering complaints
I have discovered a severed wire on the brake pedal assembly of the freightliner chassis on which our 2006 itasca meridian motorcoach is built. Pictures are available showing the broken wire on the brake pedal assembly under the floor. Apparently the grease fitting on the steering column shaft was the mechanism that snagged the wire. The brake pedal assembly and the steering column shaft are in "very" close proximity and there is no shielding or protection for the wiring on the brake pedal assembly. Freightliner custom chassis customer support indicated that had both wires been severed the vehicle would have lost braking. *Nm
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