Owners have filed 14 complaints
about the 2021 Winnebago Adventurer with NHTSA between 2021 and 2023.
The largest single group is the acceleration & cruise control.
Across this model's run it ranks 10 of 10 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 34
Against the median year of the Winnebago Adventurer. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 0
0% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
How 2021 compares with every other Winnebago Adventurer
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
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F
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What breaks on a 2021 Winnebago Adventurer
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Acceleration & Cruise Control
535.7%
Brakes
428.6%
Other & Unspecified
214.3%
Equipment & Accessories
17.1%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
17.1%
Steering
17.1%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Nov 2021peak 4Oct 2023
Recalls on the 2021 Winnebago Adventurer
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 202613451 units in Canada
Lights And Instruments
Issue: On certain motorhomes, the wrong front turn signal lamps may have been installed. As a result, they don't meet the requirements of Canadian regulations. Safety Risk: Turn signals that are difficult to see could cause a person not to recognize when a driver intends to turn or change lanes. This could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective Action: Winnebago will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your motorhome to a dealership to replace front turn signals.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
Kinnelon, NJ
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
While driving up on the leveling blocks, 9 of them shattered. Hard plastic pieces of the blocks became shrapnel that flew across the driveway. Had I been standing where I normally do, I would have been hit by the shrapnel and suffered injury. When I tried to contact Amazon for a refund, I noticed numerous photos of broken blocks in many of their reviews. I contacted the company in July, August, and again in October to no avail. Finally, last week, I received an email from their representative, Chris Phillips, who at first told me that we had used their product incorrectly. We purchased this specific product because it stated on the product packaging that it was for larger class A motorhomes. We have a class A motorhome but not what would be considered "larger". I sent him a screenshot of the packaging, he apologized and said he had no idea that was on the packaging. They refuse to give us a refund for their defective product. Because we live in our motorhome traveling the country, we threw away the defective blocks as we had room to store them and replaced them with a different company's product.
NHTSA complaint #11552669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Kinnelon, NJ
Other/I am not sure
While driving up on the leveling blocks, 9 of them shattered. Hard plastic pieces of the blocks became shrapnel that flew across the driveway. Had I been standing where I normally do, I would have been hit by the shrapnel and suffered injury. When I tried to contact Amazon for a refund, I noticed numerous photos of broken blocks in many of their reviews. I contacted the company in July, August, and again in October to no avail. Finally, last week, I received an email from their representative, Chris Phillips, who at first told me that we had used their product incorrectly. We purchased this specific product because it stated on the product packaging that it was for larger class A motorhomes. We have a class A motorhome but not what would be considered "larger". I sent him a screenshot of the packaging, he apologized and said he had no idea that was on the packaging. They refuse to give us a refund for their defective product. Because we live in our motorhome traveling the country, we threw away the defective blocks as we had room to store them and replaced them with a different company's product.
NHTSA complaint #11552669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
SERVICE BRAKES
Advances Service Trac lights illuminates and disengages Anti-Lock Brake System and Hill Assist Feature. Ford has issued TSB SSM 51210 but refuses to reprogram the ABS Module. This is per Ford Pro Customer Service Supervision.
NHTSA complaint #11522741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Ford has known of a Service Trac fault appearing which disables the Anti Lock Brake, Hill Assist Control , and Cruise Control. Ford issued TSB 51210. However within that TSB the fault code must be active in order to complete the reprogramming thus there lies the problem. Once the fault code appears and the ignition switch is turned off the fault code resets. Ford has no solution for the problem allowing hundreds of F53 Motorhome Chassis on the road where the anti brake system is failing thus causing a safety problem in the right conditions. I will be submitting for a congressional inquiring into Ford Motor Company.
NHTSA complaint #11520692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
SERVICE BRAKES
Ford has known of a Service Trac fault appearing which disables the Anti Lock Brake, Hill Assist Control , and Cruise Control. Ford issued TSB 51210. However within that TSB the fault code must be active in order to complete the reprogramming thus there lies the problem. Once the fault code appears and the ignition switch is turned off the fault code resets. Ford has no solution for the problem allowing hundreds of F53 Motorhome Chassis on the road where the anti brake system is failing thus causing a safety problem in the right conditions. I will be submitting for a congressional inquiring into Ford Motor Company.
NHTSA complaint #11520692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Ford has known of a Service Trac fault appearing which disables the Anti Lock Brake, Hill Assist Control , and Cruise Control. Ford issued TSB 51210. However within that TSB the fault code must be active in order to complete the reprogramming thus there lies the problem. Once the fault code appears and the ignition switch is turned off the fault code resets. Ford has no solution for the problem allowing hundreds of F53 Motorhome Chassis on the road where the anti brake system is failing thus causing a safety problem in the right conditions. I will be submitting for a congressional inquiring into Ford Motor Company.
NHTSA complaint #11520692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
The Ford F53 Chassis built for motorhomes has a Ford Factory Advance Trac Warning System. When this system detects a fault the chassis looses Cruise Control, Hill Assists Feature, and Anti Lock Brakes. The Ford Pass App records the faults; however once the Ignition is turned off it erases the fault from the onboard computer. Ford has issue a TSB SSM51210 to reprogram the ASB Module only when the code is active. As stated before once the ignition is turned off the codes are erased. The problem with that scenario is that there are very limited dealerships and companies that will work or have the capability of diagnosis of the system. The safety problem comes when transiting a step grade and Hill Assist and ABS becomes inactive or during wet/icy conditions when Anti Lock Brake System become unexpected in active with no warning. 1. Advance Trac Service Required 2. Cruise Control, ABS, Hill Assists becomes inactive 3. Iginition switch turned off clears fault 4. Limited service facilities for motorhomes 5. Safety when transiting steep grades and wet/icy conditions
NHTSA complaint #11519212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
STEERING
The Ford F53 Chassis built for motorhomes has a Ford Factory Advance Trac Warning System. When this system detects a fault the chassis looses Cruise Control, Hill Assists Feature, and Anti Lock Brakes. The Ford Pass App records the faults; however once the Ignition is turned off it erases the fault from the onboard computer. Ford has issue a TSB SSM51210 to reprogram the ASB Module only when the code is active. As stated before once the ignition is turned off the codes are erased. The problem with that scenario is that there are very limited dealerships and companies that will work or have the capability of diagnosis of the system. The safety problem comes when transiting a step grade and Hill Assist and ABS becomes inactive or during wet/icy conditions when Anti Lock Brake System become unexpected in active with no warning. 1. Advance Trac Service Required 2. Cruise Control, ABS, Hill Assists becomes inactive 3. Iginition switch turned off clears fault 4. Limited service facilities for motorhomes 5. Safety when transiting steep grades and wet/icy conditions
NHTSA complaint #11519212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dayton, OH
SERVICE BRAKES
The Ford F53 Chassis built for motorhomes has a Ford Factory Advance Trac Warning System. When this system detects a fault the chassis looses Cruise Control, Hill Assists Feature, and Anti Lock Brakes. The Ford Pass App records the faults; however once the Ignition is turned off it erases the fault from the onboard computer. Ford has issue a TSB SSM51210 to reprogram the ASB Module only when the code is active. As stated before once the ignition is turned off the codes are erased. The problem with that scenario is that there are very limited dealerships and companies that will work or have the capability of diagnosis of the system. The safety problem comes when transiting a step grade and Hill Assist and ABS becomes inactive or during wet/icy conditions when Anti Lock Brake System become unexpected in active with no warning. 1. Advance Trac Service Required 2. Cruise Control, ABS, Hill Assists becomes inactive 3. Iginition switch turned off clears fault 4. Limited service facilities for motorhomes 5. Safety when transiting steep grades and wet/icy conditions
NHTSA complaint #11519212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Magnolia, TX
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Failure ABS, Advanced Trac and Cruise Control. Available for inspection. Braking and Trac control safety. Confirmed by McRee Ford Dickenson, TX. Only inspected by Ford Dealer. Dash lights came on and cruise control loss a couple of hundred miles after we left the dealership. Dealer replaced sensor. Everything working until we hit a rough road and all of the above stopped working. This is not a new problem, if you read the Ford Forums, is not addressing.
NHTSA complaint #11479303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Magnolia, TX
SERVICE BRAKES
Failure ABS, Advanced Trac and Cruise Control. Available for inspection. Braking and Trac control safety. Confirmed by McRee Ford Dickenson, TX. Only inspected by Ford Dealer. Dash lights came on and cruise control loss a couple of hundred miles after we left the dealership. Dealer replaced sensor. Everything working until we hit a rough road and all of the above stopped working. This is not a new problem, if you read the Ford Forums, is not addressing.
NHTSA complaint #11479303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ponce Inlet, FL
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The Advanced Trak feature on the Ford F 53 chassis turns off when operating on rough roads which effects the anti lock braking function, Stability control, the cruise control and other safety features. After parking the vehicle, the system will reset itself but will turn off again. Ford has no fix for this problem which is widely documented on the internet.
NHTSA complaint #11468455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
New Holstein, WI
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
While driving the advancetrac service light would come on and the cruise control would disengage along with the electronic stability control.
NHTSA complaint #11439179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
New Holstein, WI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving the advancetrac service light would come on and the cruise control would disengage along with the electronic stability control.
NHTSA complaint #11439179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.