1997 Winnebago Minnie WinnieProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 7 owner complaints about the 1997 Winnebago Minnie Winnie, most often about the tires. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through June 13, 2006. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1997 Winnebago Minnie Winnie has problems

7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Tires70

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1997 Winnebago Minnie Winnie recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1997 vs. every other Minnie Winnie year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Minnie Winnie median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Minnie Winnie owners report

Recent tires complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS MADE BY FIRESTONE, TIRE LINE 22575R16. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Complaint 10159723 · Jun 13, 2006 · 44,000 miles
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELLING IN OUR 1997 WINNEBAGO MINNIE WINNIE CLASS C RV AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON RT. 44 IN MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE RV IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND SAFELY PULL OVER. UPON INVESTIGATING THE…
Complaint 10120955 · May 15, 2005 · 42,617 miles
PURCHASED ONE OWNER 1997 29 FT. USED CLASS C WINNEBAGO MOTORHOME PRIVATELY FROM ELDERLY COUPLE (30,000 MILES) PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY DEALER, LAST APRIL. WE HAVE USED THIS VEHILCLE 2000 MILES THIS YEAR. APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, TREAD AND OUTER BELT SEPERATED WITHOUT…
Complaint 10090929 · Sep 13, 2004 · 32,000 miles

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