The 1996 Winnebago Minnie Winnie has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,531 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT02V2770052002-12-101,531 affected
Defect
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 1200LR AND 1200RIM WITH SERIAL NUMBERS BETWEEN 700000 AND 1008700 . THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE LOW CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE LIQUID SOLUTION SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE SEALED, PRESSURIZED COOLING UNIT THROUGH A…
Consequence
IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUALLY OPERATED, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy
NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COOLING UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NOROLD SERVICE AT 1-800-667-3005 OR WINNEBAGO AT 641-585-3535.
Complaints by component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
5
STRUCTURE
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving one firestone steel belted radial tires (size lt225/75r16 m/s) experienced tread separation on the inboard roadside dual wheel of consumer's rv. Nlm”
“While driving one firestone steel belted radial tires (size lt225/75r16 m/s) experienced tread separation on the inboard roadside dual wheel of consumer's rv. Nlm”
“Firestone, steel tex, lt22575r16, m/s original tires. While traveling at 40 mph consumer heard a flapping noise, then tread came completely off.*ak. Consumer stated the first time the tread separated was in june of 2000 2 tires were replaced.*jb”
“While driving, left rear inside tire blewout. Consumer had heard a noise which kept getting louder, took to service station & mechanic noticed tire had no tread. All tires were replaced except spare tire. Also, oil was leaking from generator. This was due to shims not being installed & it needed…”
“While driving, left rear inside tire blewout. Consumer had heard a noise which kept getting louder, took to service station & mechanic noticed tire had no tread. All tires were replaced except spare tire. Also, oil was leaking from generator. This was due to shims not being installed & it needed…”
“Original equipment on a 1996 winniebago minni winni; has a ford e350 super duty chassis. While driving at 65 mph, felt a vibration right rear inside tire, pulled over, and tire was blewout, and all the rubber was off. Second time on 19 aug 2000, while traveling at 65 mph, left rear outside tire…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Winnebago Minnie Winnie as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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