2017 WINNEBAGO MINNIE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE 26RBSS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EXIT IN THE BEDROOM. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR*DT*TR

THERE ARE CRACKS SPREADING FROM A BOLT HOLE ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRAME RAILS NEAR THE REAR TIRE. I'M NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT THERE IS SOME RUST ON THE CRACKS INDICATING THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN RECENTLY.*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER HAS CRACKS WHERE A BOLT GOES THROUGH TO CONNECT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE AXLES. THE FRAME IS AN NXG MADE BY BAL/NORCO INDUSTRIES. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE TRAILER HAS LESS THAN 8,600 MILES ON IT.*DT*JB*DT*JB

ATS (AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH) KNOWN ISSUE W/FAULTY INSTALLATION SPECIFICALLY THE TINNING OF THE SWITCH. CAUSES OVERLOAD RESULTING IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE IF NOT CAUGHT. WINNEBAGO HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY NUMEROUS FUSE OWNERS OF THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT ORDERED A RECALL. OUR VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, SET UP CAMP IN TX STATE PARK, USED SURGE PROTECTOR AT 30 AMP ELECTRICAL POST, THEN PLUGGED IN TO RV - NOTICED SMELL, CHECKED AREA, UNPLUGGED EVERYTHING, SETUP AGAIN, NOTICED SMELL THEN SMOKE SO DISCONNECTED EVERYTHING, BROKE CAMP AND DROVE HOME. CONTACTED WINNEBAGO AND TOOK OUR RV TO RV REPAIR CENTER, FOUND IT TO BE FAULTY INSTALLATION OF ATS, MECHANIC REPLACED WITH NEW, UPGRADED SOUTHWIRE ATS. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN SOUTHWIRE WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WITH INSTALLATION BY WINNEBAGO, SOUTHWIRE MODIFIED AND UPGRADED THE ATS TO HELP ALLEVIATE FUTURE INSTALL ISSUES. WINNEBAGO IS AWARE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE ATS. THE PART FROM SOUTHWIRE IS AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH 30A HARDWIRE MODEL 41300.