Defect Investigation Detail

ITASCA / NAVION / 2006

Components - Details
NHTSA Action Number: PE06058 Vehicale/Equipment Name: ITASCA
Vehicale/Equipment Model: NAVION Vehicale/Equipment Year: 2006
Component Name: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES Manufacturer's Name: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Date Opened: Dec, 14 2006 Date Closed: Apr, 18 2007
Subject: CARGO DOOR EXTENDING DURING TRAVEL Summary: Winnebago has filed defect report 07v-163 which outlines winnebago's intention to install secondary latches on the affected cargo doors of the affected vehicles.odi believes that the proposed secondary latch will provide a more reliable latching system (1) for owners who may inadvertently fail to secure the primary latch and/or (2) as a redundant retention means for situations in which a cargo door becomes misaligned, distorted, and/or damaged in a way that compromises the integrity of the primary latch system.