The 2000 Winnebago Minnie Winnie has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 11,850 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT08V2650002008-06-13930 affected
Defect
WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING MY 1999-2002 ULTIMATE ADVANTAGE, ULTIMATE FREEDOM, MY 1999-2001 CHIEFTAIN, MY 2000-2001 BRAVE, MY 2001 JOURNEY MY 2000 MINNIE WINNIE, MY 2000-2002 ITASCA HORIZON, MY 1999 SUNCRUISER, MY 2001 SUNFLYER, AND MY 2000 SUNRISE MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE…
Consequence
EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.
Remedy
WINNEBAGO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR WINNEBAGO AT…
SEAT BELTS01V1280042001-04-304,370 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.
Consequence
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LAP BELTS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW BELT ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 25, 2001. 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 AM-SAFE AT 1-219-266-8330…
SEAT BELTS00V2730042000-10-136,550 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.
Consequence
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES.
Complaints by component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
6
TIRES
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
STRUCTURE
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1
Total complaints13
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tread separated lt 225 75r16”
“Lt 225 75r16 tread separated”
“My wife and I own a 2000 minnie winnie motor home which has 21,000 miles on it and left for our sons hockey tournament in virginia beach. We left at approximately 11:00am aug 1, 2007 and experienced a blowout with the passenger side rear outer tire. When they pulled the tire off, they noticed that…”
“Motorhome tire tread problems: I have 2000 29 ft. Minnie winnie motorhome. We have had seven tire tread failures. Twice doing extensive damage to motorhome. No injuries to passengers. After our most recent failure we feel this has become a safety factor. Two tires were firestone steel radial r4s…”
“While driving 60 mph inner rear passenger side tire tread separated. No impact reported. *ak”
“The consumer owns a motor home equipped with 6 firestone tires. The consumer experienced a blow out of the rear inside right tire, he contacted the manufacturer and sent the blown out tire for inspection. The manufacturer denied the owners claim. Their reason was that the tire was under inflated.…”
“My 2000 winnebago motorhome with firestone steeltex radial lt225/75r16 tires had a blowout, catastrophic tread separation. Caused damage to tailpipe, mudflap, side panel. *ak”
“Firestone, p225/75r16, dot vdil-1x1439; while driving 65 mph inner right tire tread separated, that same day, the outer right tire tread separated. Original equipment.*ak consumer states that the design is inadequate for the advertised sleeping capacity of 7 and the ability to tow up to 3500…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Winnebago Minnie Winnie as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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