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1986 Winnebago CHIEFTAN: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1986 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
1
Tires
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly1
Tires1

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 1; Tires: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20002

2000: 2

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 557627 · 2000-11-28 (November 28, 2000)

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A FUEL VENTING PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TO DEALER BECAUSE OF RECALL 87V155, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SLC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 557627 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 727252 · 2000-08-09 (August 9, 2000)

ON A TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA HAD ONE TIRE START TO SEPARATE, 3 OTHERS ACTUALLY LOST THE TREAD. ALL WERE RELATIVELY NEW TIRES WITH PROBABLY LESS THAN 5000 MILES. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO 75PSI (MAX 80) AND WERE NOT OVERLOADED. ALL TREAD LOSSES WERE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND AT LESS THAN POSTED SPEEDS. DAMAGE TO MOTOR HOME WAS EXTENSIVE, CAUSING HOLES IN THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE TIRES. THE FINAL TREAD LOSS CAUSED A FUEL LINE TO BE RUPTURED AND WIRE BUNDLES TO BE DESTROYED AND CREATED AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY HAZARD.( DOT NUMBER: UPORB3703…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 727252 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

87V155000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly

Reported: 1987-10-01 (October 1, 1987)

VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO EXCESSIVE UNDERBODY TEMPERATURES AND FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURES.

Consequence: THIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR FUEL EXPULSION FROM THE FUELFILLER PIPE WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN AFIRE.

Remedy: INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL VENTING SYSTEM TO MAIN FUEL TANK TO VENT THE SUPPLEMENTAL PRESSURE.

NHTSA campaign record ↗