Consumer Complaint Detail

WINNEBAGO / CHIEFTAIN / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999152451 Incident Date: Jan, 14 1999
Consumer's City: LIVINGSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Model Name: CHIEFTAIN Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FCNF53SOXJ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 1999 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ongoing problem with the magic chief cook top range. whenever front burner is used the heat from the burner causes the gas valve to stick and unable to turn off. had to turn off main valve from outside in orde r to turn off gas. let it cool, and then ran the valve off from inside. manufacturer notified and informed consumer that the manufacturer of the mobile home installed the equipment wrongly. can nhtsa look into this matter before someone gets injured or a fatality occurs. *ak