RVRESOLVE

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
GULF STREAM / FRIENDSHIP 1998-1999

GULF STREAM / SCENIC CRUISER 1998-1999

GULF STREAM / TOURMASTER 1998-1999

Manufacturer : GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V178000 Mfg's Report Date : MAY 19, 2006
Component: STEERING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 39
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SPARTAN CHASSIS STEERING GEAR, THE STEERING GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL WHEN SUBJECT TO THE REPETITIVE FORCES OF STATIC STEERING CONDITIONS.
Consequence:
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
GULFSTREAM IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN AND WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SUPPORT BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULFSTREAM AT 574-773-7761 OR SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
BEAVER / MARQUIS 2007

HOLIDAY RAMBLER / NAVIGATOR 2004-2007

MONACO / EXECUTIVE 2006-2005

MONACO COACH / SIGNATURE 2003-2006

Manufacturer : MONACO COACH CORPORATION

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V182000 Mfg's Report Date : MAY 19, 2006
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 465
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES C-60 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WILL REQUIRE TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO CURRENT MAINFRAME CALIBRATIONS.
Consequence:
REPROGRAMMING THE ECM WILL PREVENT THE POTENTIAL OF A TURBOCHARGER FAILURE FROM PROGRESSING TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Remedy:
MONACO IS WORKING WITH DETROIT DIESEL AND WILL REPROGRAM THE ECM TO CURRENT MAINFRAME CALIBRATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708 OR MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
ELDORADO / AERO ELITE 2006

ELDORADO / AEROTECH 2006

Manufacturer : ELDORADO NATIONAL

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V175000 Mfg's Report Date : MAY 18, 2006
Component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 8
Summary:
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, THE VERTICAL SUPPORT ARMS WERE IMPROPERLY WELDED.
Consequence:
DURING PASSENGER OPERATIONS IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE LIFT DOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERLOCKS TO REMAIN ENGAGED PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE BUSES OR THE ABILITY TO LOAD OR UNLOAD PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:
ELDORADO WILL WORK WITH RICON AND REPLACE THE TWO LIFT ARMS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELDORADO AT 909-591-9557 OR RICON AT 1-818-267-3000.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
GULF STREAM / FRIENDSHIP 1998-1999

GULF STREAM / SCENIC CRUISER 1998-1999

GULF STREAM / TOURMASTER 1998-1999

Manufacturer : GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V178000 Mfg's Report Date : MAY 19, 2006
Component: STEERING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 39
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SPARTAN CHASSIS STEERING GEAR, THE STEERING GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL WHEN SUBJECT TO THE REPETITIVE FORCES OF STATIC STEERING CONDITIONS.
Consequence:
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
GULFSTREAM IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN AND WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SUPPORT BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULFSTREAM AT 574-773-7761 OR SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

VERMEER / CS418TL 2002-2006

Manufacturer : VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V176000 Mfg's Report Date : MAY 15, 2006
Component: TRAILER HITCHES
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 43
Summary:
ON CERTAIN TRAILERS, FATIGUE CRACKS CAN OCCUR IN A HEAT AFFECTED ZONE OF THE TONGUE WELDMENT.
Consequence:
THIS COULD RESULT IN TONGUE SEPARATION FROM THE TOWED VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE TONGUES ON THE AFFECTED TRAILERS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE 19, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VERMEER AT 1-641-628-3141.
Notes:
VERMEER RECALL NO. IK00-1245. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
FLEETWOOD / AMERICAN DREAM 1998-1999

FLEETWOOD / AMERICAN EAGLE 1998-1999

Manufacturer : FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V174000 Mfg's Report Date : MAY 18, 2006
Component: STEERING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 184
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SPARTAN CHASSIS STEERING GEAR, THE STEERING GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FAIL WHEN SUBJECT TO THE REPETITIVE FORCES OF STATIC STEERING CONDITIONS.
Consequence:
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
FLEETWOOD IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN AND WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SUPPORT BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216 OR SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

RV Business
Wednesday, May 24, 2006

While U.S. retail gasoline prices fell sharply in the last week, the national pump price should stay above $2.60 a gallon for the summer, the government’s top energy forecasting agency said Wednesday (May 24).

Reuters reported that the national price for regular unleaded gasoline dropped 6.4 cents over the last week to $2.88 a gallon, as crude oil costs declined. Consumers are still paying 76 cents a gallon more at the pump than they were a year ago heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend, when the busy summer driving vacation period begins.

The federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) said the average gasoline price won’t fall below $2.60 throughout the entire summer “even absent any damage due to hurricanes or additional crude oil supply disruptions overseas.”

If any storms do disrupt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico or shut refineries onshore, fuel prices would soar, according to the EIA.

Despite high prices, gasoline demand will remain strong and also put upward pressure on pump costs, the EIA said.

“Regardless of how the summer unfolds, it is nearly certain that gasoline prices will remain relatively high,” the agency said.