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Winnebago Adventurer Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 174 consumer complaints across the 14 model years of the Winnebago Adventurer (1994–2021) that have at least 5 complaints. 2004 has the most, with 22. Across all years, the part named most often is brakes (62 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All Adventurer model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
20218—39—Not enough data
2008718,56047—Not enough data
2005764,44467—Not enough data
20042215,57537—Stable
20031620,63457—Stable
20021826,50027—Stable
20011432,45067—Not enough data
20001440,90057—Not enough data
19991720,00016—Stable
1998625,71626—Not enough data
19971125,00026—Not enough data
19961417,75026—Not enough data
19951340,04516—Not enough data
1994710,00016—Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2004: “On 09/13/13 I noticed an odor of gas near drivers side rear tires. I slid under motorhome and noticed wet area on gas tank. I inspected the gas tank and found gas leaking from a spot weld for the internal baffle in the gas tank. This is a serious problem that could cause a fire, generator is close by. Leak could also be ignited from a spark from a campfire while parked at a campground.”

NHTSA complaint #10544282, filed 2013-09, 30,630 miles

1997: “I had parked the vehicle in auto park in a gas station in anchorage ak. Gotten out and went to the pumps, the vehicle began to roll. I raced around the vehicle and was able to get into the drivers seat and slammed on the brake; it stopped, releasing the brake it began to roll into traffic. The auto brake was not functioning. The auto brake light was now on. I drove it to soldotna ak where it cost me $800.00 to repair. …”

NHTSA complaint #10574153, filed 2014-03, 25,000 miles

2003: “I have experienced brake drag for a third time on my motor home and am filing a third complaint. Travel was on level roads in urban area traffic (low speed stop and go) when the front brakes began to drag. I found a safe place to pull off the road surface and had to wait hours for the brakes to cool down. I was able to proceed home by being very cautious with applying brakes and avoiding any congested areas. …”

NHTSA complaint #10306740, filed 2010-02, 49,550 miles

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology