2018 Winnebago Vista: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2018 Winnebago Vista has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 4 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on November 1, 2024, 687 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Class A gas. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Winnebago Industries (high confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
4 campaigns in total: 4 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V826000 | November 1, 2024 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Sightseer, Itasca Sunova, 2016-2025 Forza, Vista, and Itasca/Winnebago Sunstar, 2015-2025 Adventurer, 2015-2024 Commercial Vehicle, 2015-2028 Itasca… | Dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters began being mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact Winnebago at… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 24V733000 | October 1, 2024 | Exterior Lighting | Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Tour, 2013-2018 Journey, 2014-2022 Forza, 2015-2016 Brave, 2015-2019 Grand Tour, 2015-2021 Vista, 2016-2018 Adventurer, Sightseer, 2016-2021 Commercial… | Dealers will replace the turn signals, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2026. Owners may contact Winnebago Customer Care at… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 19V811000 | November 13, 2019 | Electrical System | Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Itasca Vista, Sunstar, and Adventurer 35F motorhomes. An electrical connector was mounted directly on the floor instead of to a standoff backet as intended. | Winnebago will notify owners, and dealers will correctly mount the electrical connector onto a metal standoff bracket, free of charge. The recall began December 10,… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V782000 | December 7, 2017 | Equipment | Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Winnebago Era, Travato, Minnie Winnie, Fuse, View, Trend, Aspect, Brave, Vista, Sightseer, Adventurer, Forza, Journey, Tour, Revel, Paseo, Chalet, Access, and… | Winnebago will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for replacement or aftermarket fire extinguishers, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2018.… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
4 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 4 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 3 | 75% | |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 25% | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 1 | 25% |
Complaint excerpts
The 4 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
The contact owns a 2018 Winnebago Vista. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V826000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages, Structure); however, when the local dealer was contacted, the contact was informed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the hood latch bracket had become detached. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Entry door to vehicle will fail to work to open door from outside. locking you out from the outside. The door handle will pull out as usual but not engage the mechanism that will open the door. If you leave a widow open you can crawl though and open from inside other wise a locksmith will have to come out. I believe it is trimark handle
INSTRUMENT LIGHTING INADEQUATE. CANNOT SEE SPEEDOMETER OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS DURING DAYLIGHT. THIS IS AN ISSUE IN MANY YEAR MODELS.
BRACKET HOLDING FRONT ENGINE ACCESS PANEL DOOR FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MY TIRES RAN OVER IT AND PART LANDED ONTO BUSY HIGHWAY SURFACE AT 65 MPH. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE PART DUE TO RISK ON ROAD. THE PART IS SIMPLE GLUED ON WITH NO BOLTS OR FASTENERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON MY COACH-3 ON PASSENGER SIDE AND ONCE ON DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER REPORTS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON REPAIR FOR THEM. THEY REPLACE THE BRACKET SEVERAL TIME A MONTH ON WINNEBAGO COACHES. SAFETY RISK FOR ME, MY TIRES, THE CARS BEHIND ME BOTH INITIALLY AND UNTIL THE PART IS REMOVED FROM ROAD. I HAVE SPOKEN TO …
Chassis
No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year. Mappings come only from recall notices that name the chassis, so this is a gap in the record, not a statement about the coach.
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
- Notice 2019572 (November 13, 2019): Electrical. Official page
- Notice 2024578 (October 1, 2024): Lights And Instruments. Official page
- Notice 2024667 (November 1, 2024): Structure. Official page
Related model years
- 2017 Winnebago Vista
- 2019 Winnebago Vista
- Winnebago Vista, all years
- 2018 Fleetwood RV Bounder (same class)
- 2018 Forest River Georgetown (same class)
- 2018 Jayco Precept (same class)
- 2018 Newmar Bay Star (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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