AI DamageItasca Spirit: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Itasca Spirit across 8 model years: 12 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Tires 42% of all complaints
- 2 Electrical system 17% of all complaints
- 3 Equipment 17% of all complaints
- 4 Seat belts 8% of all complaints
- 5 Seats 8% of all complaints
- 6 Structure 8% of all complaints
- Tires: 5 complaints (42% of all).
- Electrical system: 2 complaints (17% of all).
- Equipment: 2 complaints (17% of all).
- Seat belts: 1 complaints (8% of all).
- Seats: 1 complaints (8% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 12 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
While inspecting the undercarriage of my 2017 itasca spirit if331g with approximately 2000 delivery miles, I noticed a floor screw contacting a wiring harness in vicinity of rear differential.
Winnebago motor home with recalled samsung microwave customer states that the microwave can cause a fire* the consumer stated he received a recall for their samsung microwave and the microwave became inoperable, so the consumer contacted the manufacturer as per instructed and took the microwave to the repair shop and…
(1) on 12th of august, proceeding on freeway, my wife and I were stopped in traffic. Once traffic started I proceeded to depressed gas pedal and cabinet television fell out onto my wife's head and shoulders and then struck area behind the driver's seat, then broke the top of the dog barrier gate separating the…
Dt: winnebago which was recently bought was missing a seat belt. Manufacturer refused to replace this. Winnebago has 3 seat positions, but only 2 seat belts. The third seat has a place for the seat belt, but no seat belt found there.
The tire tread on my motorhome front tire separated, causing damage to my vehicle. I have replaced all seven of my goodyear tires for defects.
On 2001 itasce spirit 31t motor home on a ford 450 chassis I experienced a belt/tread failure of a firestone steeltex r4s lt225/75r16 tire on the inner drivers side rear dual wheel position. There was a loud rumble which I at first thought was caused by pavement roughness. I slowed down from approx.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Seats. Occupant sensor, power adjustment, seat mounts.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.