Monday, June 26, 2006

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
NEWMAR / MOUNTAIN AIRE DIESEL PUSH 2007
Manufacturer : NEWMAR CORPORATION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V217000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 08, 2006
Component: STEERING:COLUMN
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 2
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SPARTAN STEERING COLUMNS, THE STEERING COLUMN HAS AN INCORRECT BUSHING THAT DOES NOT PROPERLY LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF THE STEERING COLUMN.
Consequence:
THE REDUCED ENGAGEMENT OF THE COLUMN TUBING MAY LIMIT THE DRIVER’S CAPABILITY TO CONTROL THE STEERING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BUSHING TO INCREASE THE LENGTH OF THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN TUBES FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEWMAR AT 574-773-7791.
Notes:
NEWMAR RECALL NO. 06014. 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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
THOR CALIFORNIA / JAZZ 1997-2006
THOR CALIFORNIA / MIRAGE 1997-2006
THOR CALIFORNIA / TAHOE 1997-2006
THOR CALIFORNIA / VORTEX 1997-2006
THOR CALIFORNIA / WANDERER 1997-2006
Manufacturer : THOR CALIFORNIA INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V208000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 07, 2006
Component: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG FURNACE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 64000
Summary:
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SUBURBAN AND ATWOOD FURNACES, THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT WILL ALLOW LEAKAGE OF FUMES WHICH CONTAIN COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, INCLUDING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.
Consequence:
FUMES COULD ENTER INTO THE TRAILER AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy:
OWNERS WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON INSPECTING THE FURNACE VENT. IF AN OWNER BELIEVES THE VENT IS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, IS NOT SURE HOW TO INSPECT THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT, OR NEEDS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THE FURNACE EXHAUST VENT INSTALLATION INSPECTED AND CORRECTED, OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR IMMEDIATELY AT 1-877-870-2638 OR VIA THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.THORCA.COM. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE 30, 2006.
Notes:
THOR CALIFORNIA RECALL NO. 615001. 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.

 

OUR GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

RV Business
Friday, June 23, 2006

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is checking whether thousands of families in Mississippi and Louisiana are eligible for the government-issued trailers they're living in, but officials have stepped back from evicting hundreds of the families.

The Associated Press reported that in Mississippi, FEMA sent out "termination notices" to around 500 of the 3,000 families the agency suspected were ineligible for travel trailers intended for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, according to agency spokesman Eugene Brezany.

Those letters, mailed in late April and early May, notified families that they had 30 days to vacate their trailers and 60 days to appeal the agency's ruling. Brezany said the agency has stopped mailing those notices - and the deadlines for families to vacate trailers no longer apply.

Instead, FEMA is meeting individually with families to determine whether they are eligible or must move out of their trailers and find more permanent housing.

Some residents are not eligible for FEMA trailers because their "primary residence" was not destroyed by Katrina or they are not legally in the country, according to Brezany. Others may have received multiple trailers when they were eligible for only one.

More than 38,000 families in Mississippi are living in FEMA trailers or mobile homes. They are allowed to live in them for up to 18 months after the Aug. 29 hurricane.

Moselle resident Nell Wooten said no one from FEMA has sent her a letter questioning her eligibility for the trailer the agency set up in November in front of her storm-damaged home.

"They gave me a contract for 18 months, and I will need it that long," she said.

In Louisiana, FEMA has checked several thousand of around 75,000 trailers and mobile homes to see if occupants are eligible to live there. Only a "small percentage" of them were deemed ineligible for FEMA assistance and given 30 days to vacate their trailers, agency spokesman Ross Fredenburg said.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
WORKHORSE / P32 2004
WORKHORSE / W20 2004
WORKHORSE / W22 2004
WORKHORSE / W24 2004
WORKHORSE / W52 2004
Manufacturer : WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V225000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 13, 2006
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 17033
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME AND TRUCK CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL MOTORS 8.1L V8 ENGINES, IMPROPER HARDENING DURING THE HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS CAN CAUSE THE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIP TO FRACTURE, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE RETENTION OF THE DAMPER. IF THE DAMPER BECOMES LOOSE, FUEL COULD BE PUMPED BY THE FUEL PUMP INTO THE UNDER HOOD AREA.
Consequence:
IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIPS ON THESE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JULY 13, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 877-294-6773.
Notes:
WORKHORSE RECALL NO. 60601C. CUSTOMERS CAN 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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
R-VISION / TRAIL-LITE 2000
Manufacturer : R-VISION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V219000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 12, 2006
Component: SEAT BELTS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1182
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON CHEVROLET CHASSIS, THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH.
Consequence:
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy:
GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 05V558000) AND WILL INSPECT THE BUCKLES. IF THE BUCKLES ARE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE, THE ENTIRE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WOULD BE REPLACED. FOR BUCKLES FOUND TO BE OPERATIVE, DEALERS WILL REPLACE ONLY THE UPPER BUCKLE COVER. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR R-VISION AT 574-268-2111.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS CAN 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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
FLEETWOOD / BOUNDER 2005-2006
FLEETWOOD / FLAIR 2005-2006
FLEETWOOD / PACE ARROW 2005-2006
FLEETWOOD / SOUTHWIND 2005-2006
FLEETWOOD / STORM 2005-2006
Manufacturer : FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V218000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 14, 2006
Component: STEERING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 947
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE SPLINE CAN STRIP WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED.
Consequence:
THIS STEERING CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V148000) AND WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-294-6773 OR FLEETWOOD AT 1-800-322-8216.
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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
PREVOST / H3-45VIP 2004-2005
PREVOST / XLII-45 2004-2005
PREVOST / XLII-45 ENTERTAINER 2004-2005
PREVOST / XLII-45MTH 2004-2005
Manufacturer : PREVOST CARS, INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V214000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 09, 2006
Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 459
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION, TWO SPINDLE SHAFTS WERE IMPROPERLY PROCESSED DURING MANUFACTURING WHICH WEAKENED THE SHAFTS.
Consequence:
THE SHAFTS CAN BREAK CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO SPINDLE SHAFTS AND SURROUNDING PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JUNE 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST AT 418-831-5432.
Notes:
PREVOST RECALL NO. SR06-07. 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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
HOLIDAY RAMBLER / ADMIRAL SE 2006
HOLIDAY RAMBLER / VACATIONER 2006-2007
MONACO COACH / LAPALMA 2006-2007
MONACO COACH / MONARCH 2007
MONACO COACH / MONARCH SE 2006
SAFARI / SIMBA 2006
SAFARI / TREK 2006-2007
Manufacturer : MONACO COACH CORPORATION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V226000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 21, 2006
Component: STEERING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 404
Summary:
CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE SPLINE CAN STRIP WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED.
Consequence:
THIS STEERING CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V148000) AND WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-294-6773 OR MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS CAN 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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
COACHMEN / EPIC 2007
GEORGIE BOY / CRUISE MASTER 2006
GEORGIE BOY / LANDAU 2006
Manufacturer : COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V224000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 19, 2006
Component: STEERING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 32
Summary:
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE SPLINE CAN STRIP WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED.
Consequence:
THIS STEERING CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V148000) AND WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-294-6773 OR COACHMEN AT 574-825-5821.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS CAN 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.

 

RECALL

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
TEKONSHA / 2010 9999
Manufacturer : CEQUENT ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06E054000 Mfg's Report Date : JUN 16, 2006
Component: EQUIPMENT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 17534
Summary:
CERTAIN TEKONSHA BRAND BREAKAWAY SWITCHES, MODEL 2010 (WITH VARIOUS MODEL NUMBER SUFFIXES) 2010-23, 2010-ATK, 2010-B-PRIME, 2010-B125, 2010-B125-B, 2010-B125-BG, 2010-NAPA-S, 2010-P, AND 2010-S-BSI, MANUFACTURED IN TAIWAN AND WERE SOLD BOTH AS INDIVIDUAL UNITS AND AS COMPONENTS IN BREAKAWAY KITS. THESE SWITCHES WERE SOLD BY CEQUENT AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND IN THE AFTERMARKET FOR TRAILER APPLICATIONS. AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHING COMPONENT MAY CAUSE THE BREAKAWAY DEVICE TO FAIL OR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence:
IN THE CASE OF A SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE, A FAILURE OF THE BREAKAWAY SWITCH MAY PREVENT THE TRAILER BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:
CEQUENT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFTERMARKET KITS AND THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNERS AND REPLACE THE SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CEQUENT AT 517-767-4142.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

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