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2018 Winnebago Vista Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2018 Winnebago Vista has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 47,309 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 24V826000 2024-11-01 11,982 affected
Defect

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Sightseer, Itasca Sunova, 2016-2025 Forza, Vista, and Itasca/Winnebago Sunstar, 2015-2025 Adventurer, 2015-2024 Commercial Vehicle, 2015-2028 Itasca Suncruiser, and 2016-2017 Itasca Solei recreational vehicles. The hood bracket adhesive may have…

Consequence

A detached hood bracket may become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters began being mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 192.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 24V733000 2024-10-01 17,329 affected
Defect

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Tour, 2013-2018 Journey, 2014-2022 Forza, 2015-2016 Brave, 2015-2019 Grand Tour, 2015-2021 Vista, 2016-2018 Adventurer, Sightseer, 2016-2021 Commercial Vehicle, 2018-2021 Intent, Sunstar, 2018-2020 Horizon, Itasca 2013-2017 Ellipse, Meridian,…

Consequence

A small lens can make it difficult for other drivers to see the turn signal, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the turn signals, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2026. Owners may contact Winnebago Customer Care at 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 189.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 19V811000 2019-11-13 638 affected
Defect

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Itasca Vista, Sunstar, and Adventurer 35F motorhomes. An electrical connector was mounted directly on the floor instead of to a standoff backet as intended.

Consequence

If the floor gets wet where the electrical connection is mounted, there is an increased risk of an electrical short and fire.

Remedy

Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will correctly mount the electrical connector onto a metal standoff bracket, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2019. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 160.

EQUIPMENT 17V782000 2017-12-07 17,360 affected
Defect

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Winnebago Era, Travato, Minnie Winnie, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Brave, Vista, Sightseer, Adventurer, Forza, Journey, Tour, Revel, Paseo, Chalet, Access, and Intent motorhomes and Commercial vehicles, and 2013-2018 Itasca Spirit, Navion, Cambria,…

Consequence

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Winnebago will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for replacement or aftermarket fire extinguishers, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2018. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-3535, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com…

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
STRUCTURE
1
Total complaints5

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2018 winnebago vista. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v826000 (latches/locks/linkages, structure); however, when the local dealer was contacted, the contact was informed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer…”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES · reported 2024-03-22

“The contact owns a 2018 winnebago vista. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v826000 (latches/locks/linkages, structure); however, when the local dealer was contacted, the contact was informed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer…”

STRUCTURE · reported 2024-03-22

“Entry door to vehicle will fail to work to open door from outside. Locking you out from the outside. The door handle will pull out as usual but not engage the mechanism that will open the door. If you leave a widow open you can crawl though and open from inside other wise a locksmith will have to…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2021-06-13

“Bracket holding front engine access panel door fell off while driving down the highway. My tires ran over it and part landed onto busy highway surface at 65 mph. Unable to retrieve the part due to risk on road. The part is simple glued on with no bolts or fasteners. This has happened 4 times on my…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2019-12-30

“Instrument lighting inadequate. Cannot see speedometer or other instruments during daylight. This is an issue in many year models.”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2019-01-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Winnebago Vista as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.