2019 Winnebago Forza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STORAGE AREA DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH HAVEN RV & MARINE LOCATED AT (5485 PEPPER CHASE DR, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671 662-393-9948) WHERE THE RV WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V512000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

I READ A COMPLAINT IN THE NHTSA FILES, ABOUT THE LOOSE STEERING OF ANOTHER 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA 34T, ON FREIGHTLINER XCS CHASSIS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME GETTING USED TO THE STEERING, BUT AFTER DRIVING THIS MOTORHOME APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES, I REALIZED THAT THE COACH IS VERY UNSTABLE AND THE STEERING HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN IT WITHIN THE TRAFFIC LANES, SPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60-65 MPH. I AM AN EXCELLENT DRIVER AND HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE DRIVER'S TRAINING DURING MY CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT DRIVING THIS MH IS A WHITE KNUCKLE CHALLENGE. I AM CONSTANTLY SWAYING WITHIN MY LANE AND ON OCCASION WHEN IT SWAYS TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD THE UNIT GETS WAY OUT OF CONTROL. MANUFACTURE AND DEALER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. IT IS FRIGHTENING SPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS WITHIN PROXIMITY. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS PROBABLY DO NOT REPORT THIS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IS PROBABLY DRIVER INEXPERIENCE. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT.*DT*DT CONSUMER DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT SERVICED. FRONT TIRES FEEL AS IF IT IS FLOATING AND DOESN'T HAVE A SOLID GRIP ON THE ROAD.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 WINNEBAGO FORZA RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V512000 (STRUCTURE). WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, THE DOORS OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM SCHAEFFER'S CAMPING AND TRAVEL CENTER (1236 POTTSVILLE PIKE, SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PA 19555, (610) 562-3071), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,300. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

THERE ARE MANY STEERING ISSUES ABOUT THE XCS FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS USED IN THE WINNEBAGO DIESEL PUSHERS. WE HAVE A BRAND NEW WINNEBAGO AND THE STEERING HAS SO MUCH PLAY IN IT. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND FREIGHTLINER TWICE AND ALL THEY SAY IS IT IS ADJUSTED TO SPECIFICATIONS. THIS RIG IS NOT SAFE TO DERIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AMOUNT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE MH STRAIGHT ON A ROAD. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE CAN SWAP OUT SOME COMPONENTS AT A STEEP COST, BUT THIS IS A BRAND NEW MH! WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE EXTERIOR COMPARTMENT DOORS OPENING WHILE TRAVELING.*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED HE WAS THE DRIVER AND WIFE WAS THE ONE WHO FILED THE COMPLAINT. AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING HOME CONSUMER STARTED TO NOTICE VEHICLE REFUSED TO STAY IN LANE AND CONTINUE TO HAPPEN UNTIL TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED TO CONSUMER'S STANDARDS. *JB

OUTSIDE COMPARTMENT DOORS OPEN WHILE IN TRANSIT FOR NO APPARENT REASON DRIVING AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAYS, WHILE TURNING AND STRAIGHT ROADS IN TOWNS. CONTACTED WINNEBAGO WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THE TSB TO REACH THE DEALER WHO ALLEGEDLY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TSB IN THE EARLIER TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. DOOR SEALS WERE REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT SIZE SEALS AND THEN BACK TO ORIGINAL SEALS. DEALER "NOTCHED" LATCHES TO GET THE DOORS TO STAY CLOSED MAKING THE DOORS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE AND REPORTED THERE IS NO OTHER ADJUSTMENT THAT CAN BE MADE TO MAKE DOORS OPEN/CLOSE EASIER WITH FACTORY SEALS INSTALLED. RV RETURNED TO DEALER ON 4/23/19 BECAUSE OF 5 FLOODED COMPARTMENTS.

THE CARGO DOORS DO NOT STAY CLOSED. I HAD 5 INCIDENTS ON I75 BETWEEN TAMPA AND ATLANTA WHERE WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO CLOSE DOORS. OUR LIVES WERE ENDANGERED AS WELL AS TRAFFIC ON EITHER SIDE OF US. WINNEBAGO DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE DOORS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED 2 TIMES. WE HAVE ADDED BUNGEE CORDS IN THE INTERIM TO LIMIT HOW WIDE THE DOORS CAN OPEN. *DT UPDATED 10/11/18*JB