NHTSA Complaint #10107174 — 2004 RIALTA RIALTA

CLASS C RV REAR VEIW MIRRORS WERE FOUND INADEQUATE TO SEE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. MIRRORS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR <A ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">VW EUROVAN</A>, WHICH IS MUCH SMALLER IN LENGTH AND WIDTH. *BF WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES DECLINED TO REPLACE THE MIRRORS WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE MIRROR. THERE IS A BLIND SPOT IN THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WHICH HIDES A VEHICLE PARALLEL AND TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS NO SEAT ADJUSTMENT TO COMPENSATE FOR MIRROR PLACEMENT AND MIRROR ADJUSTMENTS DO NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS MOUNTED HORIZONTALLY AND REQUIRES A DOWNWARD AND SIDEWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CONSUMERS HEAD TO FACILITATE AN ADEQUATE VIEW TO THE REAR. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTS LARGER SIZED VERTICAL MIRRORS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *TC