The 1998 Winnebago Brave has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 18,461 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT10V5250002010-10-2618,461 affected
Defect
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. …
Consequence
THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Remedy
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING DECEMBER 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT…
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Transmission failed (twice). *yc”
“Magic chief oven; the oven does not burn all the way around, and the control valves stick, not allowing the burners to turn on/off. The dealer replaced the parts three times. *ak”
“Vehicle wanders alot on the road on a dip or on any uneven road conditions. Consumer will contact dealer. *ak”
“Will follow up on request from dot for photos of tires next week. Chevrolet truck division is aware of the fact that the winnebago 'brave' package is too heavy for the chassis. My preliminary results indicate that, with the liquids capacity @ 50% and 3 adults, this vehicle's manufacturers axle…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Winnebago Brave as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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