One of the common problems with the Fuse is excessive noise coming from the cabin door when driving at highway speeds.
On my 2017, the wind noise was on our punch list before we picked it up. The dealer adjusted the door and added some weather stripping and that helped - but it was still there. I added some additional weatherstripping and filled some weep holes in the stairwell and would only get the noise above 65mph and even then it was not too bad.
Then during the Spring Get Together, the Winnebago engineer told us that they had found some issues with the airflow around the door causing noise at the door hinges.
This is an excerpt from the Spring 2017 Get Together notes:
Side door noise - There are two door vendors that have been used. Atwood is the original door and Lippert is the current door. The door has been used on other units with no noise issues but the thought is that the placement of the awning arm on the other unit and/or the curved front of the Fuse is making the air flow different and it is hitting the hinges. Winnebago is working on a hinge cover that may solve this issue. (Whether this solution can be retrofit is still unknown. One issue being the aesthetics of the graphics and the other being the change in door heights.)
Well Winnebago now has their fix.
Winnebago has come out with a Wind Deflector Screw Cover. Part number
I am not sure if it will work on the older 2017s with the Atwood door, but if you have a 2017.5 or better there is now a solution. Reports from the Netzleys who had them installed at the factory are very positive.
The wind deflector they installed for us at the factory made a BIG difference. We can now hear the radio, cell phone and carry on a conversation! We'll post a picture and more information in the next day or so. - Sharon Netzley
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