2000 Winnebago Chieftain Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 2000 Winnebago Chieftain, and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
5 safety recalls for the 2000 Winnebago Chieftain
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Equipment
Winnebago is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of…
Remedy: Winnebago is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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 section of the…
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…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 442, 443, 452, ev452, 453, 462, ev462, 463, ev463, 482, ev482, 483, ev483, 874, and 875. These refrigerators can experience a break down in a rubber seal within the gas valve. As the rubber seal ages, a leak may occur, allowing propane gas to accumulate…
Remedy: Norcold will notify its customers and provide a replacement gas valve 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…
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
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.
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…
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
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.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies.
4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2000 Winnebago Chieftain have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 45,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2002 with 2 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“We just purchased this motorhome & both front seat belt mountings were taped up with duct tape. We were researching how to replace them & we came across the recall notifications on the seat belts for”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 22, 2014 · Seat belts
“Dt: the contact stated there was an electrical fire in the dashboard of motor home. The cause of the fire was the cable harness. Fire department came and a report was taken. Dealer has not been contac”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 11, 2005 · Electrical system
Compare Winnebago Chieftain model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Winnebago Chieftain model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2000 Winnebago Chieftain
How do I know if my 2000 Winnebago Chieftain 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. 5 campaigns currently list the 2000 Winnebago Chieftain; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
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 Winnebago dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 00V273004).
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 Winnebago models
- Adventurer199 complaints
- Winnebago130 complaints
- Ekko116 complaints
- View95 complaints
- Brave75 complaints
- Minnie Winnie67 complaints
- Sightseer53 complaints
- Journey46 complaints
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.