NHTSA Complaint #10175568 — 2005 ITASCA SUNCRUISER

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING OVERHEATING IN A RECLINING COUCH WITHIN THE COACH. THE VEHICLE HAD A SWITCH USED TO DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE LIVING AREA OF THE MOTOR HOME. THE SWITCH WAS TRIPPED, AND THE CONTACT REACHED IN TO THE MOTOR AREA OF THE SEAT. THE MOTOR WAS EXCEEDINGLY HOT, SO THE CONTACT ALLOWED IT TO COOL. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED TO FIND MELTED WIRING AND MELTED BRUSHES. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FRAME OF THE COUCH WAS MANUFACTURED BY SHROCK MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO STICKING SWITCH INSTALLED BY WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES. THE SWITCH OCCASIONALLY BECAME STUCK IN THE RETRACT POSITION. SHROCK, MANUFACTURER OF THE COACH FRAME, REPLACED MOTOR BUT CAUTIONED THAT THE SWITCH IS A PROBLEM. *NM