2024 Winnebago Travato problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility:glass, Side/Rear (1) · Electrical System (1)
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer:plumbing:freeze Prevention Heater 2026-01-16 · campaign 26V016000 · 3,045 vehicles
Defect: Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Spirit, Minnie Winnie, Travato, View, Navion, and 2026-2027 Sunflyer, 2021-2026 Commercial vehicle, and 2023-2026 425 Commercial shell motorhomes equipped with a ThermaHeat Tank Pad. The water tank heating pad may experience high resistance and fail.
Risk: A heating pad failure can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will install a new water tank heating pad, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 16, 2026. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-641-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 201.
Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer 2023-09-08 · campaign 23V627000 · 8,583 vehicles
Defect: Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) is recalling certain 2017-2024 Travato motorhomes. The retractable awning may extend unintentionally during transit.
Risk: An awning that extends during transit may become a distraction or road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will install a parking brake interlock module, and update the awning firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2024. Owners may contact Winnebago customer service at 1-574-585-6939 or 1-800-537-1885. Winnebago's number for this recall is 176. This recall replaces and expands NHTSA Recall 22V-696. Motorhomes previously repaired under 22V-696 will need to have the new remedy completed.
Service bulletins (3)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2024-10-31 · 75-02 · Service Campaign
service campaign sent to dealers and customers advising of the need to have the secondary alternator cable properly routed.
Unknown Or Other 2024-04-05 · 7SB009-24-01A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin sent to dealers advising of the required legal verbiage each ro should document.
Unknown Or Other 2024-02-23 · 7SB002-24-01A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin sent to all winnebago dealers. bulletin outlines the characteristics of new roof sealant being used.
What owners report
2024-11-10 · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear“i have a 2024 ram promaster travato/winnebago class b 4 mo. ago i noticed the sliding door window on the right side of the vehicle fell on me as i was walking by the van. i taped it on with tape and drove to meyers syracuse, ny location 730 interstate island. may 17th 2024 315-413-0401. they supposedly fixed it. today i noticed i couldn't close …”
2024-02-08 · Electrical System“i'm a member of the a winnebago travato owners group that's identified a significant safety concern that the manufacturer is choosing to ignore. on winnebago travato "kl" models, (a class b rv with a lithium battery pack instead of a generator), the manufacturer has chosen to run a 58v 140a (8000 kw operating load) wire from an alternator attached …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.