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1996 Itasca Spirit Recalls, Complaints & Specs

1 safety recall lists the 1996 Itasca Spirit, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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1 safety recall for the 1996 Itasca Spirit

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 02V277005 Reported 1,531 vehicles potentially affected WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.

    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 small crack.

    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…

2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1996 Itasca Spirit have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2000 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Whenever the vehicle was being washed or when it rained water would get inside the vehicle and the seats became wet. The vehicle was taken to the dealership at least 3 different times but the problem”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 25, 2003 · Structure

“While driving down the highway at 60mph all of a sudden tires exploded,threw the thread off, wrapped themselves around the mud guard and the fuel fill line. Tire size lt22575r/16 contacted manufacture”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 6, 2000 · Tires

Compare Itasca Spirit model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Itasca Spirit model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1987 Itasca Spirit10
1988 Itasca Spirit10
1989 Itasca Spirit10
1990 Itasca Spirit10
1991 Itasca Spirit10
1992 Itasca Spirit10
1993 Itasca Spirit10
1994 Itasca Spirit10
1995 Itasca Spirit10
1996 Itasca Spirit12
2000 Itasca Spirit22
2001 Itasca Spirit22
2002 Itasca Spirit11
2003 Itasca Spirit42
2004 Itasca Spirit51
2005 Itasca Spirit31
2006 Itasca Spirit20
2008 Itasca Spirit10
2012 Itasca Spirit10
2013 Itasca Spirit20
2014 Itasca Spirit30
2015 Itasca Spirit20
2016 Itasca Spirit10
2017 Itasca Spirit11
2018 Itasca Spirit10

Checking a specific 1996 Itasca Spirit

How do I know if my 1996 Itasca Spirit has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 1 campaign currently lists the 1996 Itasca Spirit; your car may already have been repaired under it.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Itasca dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 02V277005).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Itasca models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.