Saturday, October 07, 2006
RECALL
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
COACHMEN / SPIRIT OF AMERICA 2007
Manufacturer : COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V365000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 13, 2006
Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 61
Summary:
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, “TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.” THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE CERTIFICATION AND TIRE INFORMATION LABELS DENOTING THE TIRE SIZE IS INCORRECT.
Consequence:
A MISPRINTED LABEL WOULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CERTIFICATION AND TIRE INFORMATION LABELS WITH THE CORRECT LABELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.
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.
COACHMEN / SPIRIT OF AMERICA 2007
Manufacturer : COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V365000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 13, 2006
Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 61
Summary:
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, “TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.” THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE CERTIFICATION AND TIRE INFORMATION LABELS DENOTING THE TIRE SIZE IS INCORRECT.
Consequence:
A MISPRINTED LABEL WOULD LEAD TO IMPROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS OR TIRE INFLATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CERTIFICATION AND TIRE INFORMATION LABELS WITH THE CORRECT LABELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.
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.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
NATIONAL RV SAYS IT IS OK
RV Business
Monday, October 2, 2006
In what National RV Holdings Inc. President Brad Albrechtsen termed a response to “rumors that continue to circulate” about the company’s viability, the Perris, Calif.-based company issued a letter Monday (Oct. 2) stating that it has increased market share during the past year and that both divisions – National RV Inc., Perris, and Junction City, Ore.-based Country Coach Inc. – were in “full operation.”
“I emphatically deny all of these (rumors) and encourage you to ignore them,” Albrechtsen said. “They are false and are being propagated by those who have been losing market share to our strong-performing products.
“We have pulled a handful of production days out of both our Country Coach and National RV operations in order to more closely align our build rates to current demand and overbuilding. It seems this very common and recurring practice throughout the industry has fed concerns that our suppliers have shut us down or that we have run out of capital. Neither is true.”
Albrechtsen acknowledged that National RV Holdings had incurred “past losses,” which he said combined with a recent fiberglass issue to “put a strain on cash flows.”
In the company’s second quarter, National RV Holdings reported a net loss of $7.1 million. Earlier, the builder reported that the use of allegedly defective fiberglass sidewalls on National RV products would result in $5 million in losses to repair the problem, resulting in a lawsuit against the supplier.
But in Monday’s letter, Albrechtsen said the company is “working through this.”
“We were able to obtain a temporary increase in our working capital line of credit, and are working on raising more permanent capital,” he said. “Several options of both debt and equity capital are available to us and are currently being evaluated.”
In addition, Albrechtsen said National RV Holdings has been “open regarding the challenges of being a public company of our size," and the company was exploring a wide range of strategic alternatives.
“We are well immersed in the process and hope to have sufficiently vetted all options and reached a decision on this front prior to year-end,” he said.
Monday, October 2, 2006
In what National RV Holdings Inc. President Brad Albrechtsen termed a response to “rumors that continue to circulate” about the company’s viability, the Perris, Calif.-based company issued a letter Monday (Oct. 2) stating that it has increased market share during the past year and that both divisions – National RV Inc., Perris, and Junction City, Ore.-based Country Coach Inc. – were in “full operation.”
“I emphatically deny all of these (rumors) and encourage you to ignore them,” Albrechtsen said. “They are false and are being propagated by those who have been losing market share to our strong-performing products.
“We have pulled a handful of production days out of both our Country Coach and National RV operations in order to more closely align our build rates to current demand and overbuilding. It seems this very common and recurring practice throughout the industry has fed concerns that our suppliers have shut us down or that we have run out of capital. Neither is true.”
Albrechtsen acknowledged that National RV Holdings had incurred “past losses,” which he said combined with a recent fiberglass issue to “put a strain on cash flows.”
In the company’s second quarter, National RV Holdings reported a net loss of $7.1 million. Earlier, the builder reported that the use of allegedly defective fiberglass sidewalls on National RV products would result in $5 million in losses to repair the problem, resulting in a lawsuit against the supplier.
But in Monday’s letter, Albrechtsen said the company is “working through this.”
“We were able to obtain a temporary increase in our working capital line of credit, and are working on raising more permanent capital,” he said. “Several options of both debt and equity capital are available to us and are currently being evaluated.”
In addition, Albrechtsen said National RV Holdings has been “open regarding the challenges of being a public company of our size," and the company was exploring a wide range of strategic alternatives.
“We are well immersed in the process and hope to have sufficiently vetted all options and reached a decision on this front prior to year-end,” he said.
RECALL
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
R-VISION / TRAIL-LITE 2003
Manufacturer : R-VISION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V363000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 11, 2006
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 135
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
Consequence:
OVERHEAT COULD RESULT IN SMOKE, OR BURN AND IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy:
FORD IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V286). DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR R-VISION AT 574-268-2111.
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.
R-VISION / TRAIL-LITE 2003
Manufacturer : R-VISION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V363000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 11, 2006
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 135
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.
Consequence:
OVERHEAT COULD RESULT IN SMOKE, OR BURN AND IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy:
FORD IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V286). DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR R-VISION AT 574-268-2111.
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:
R-VISION / TRAIL-AIRE 2006-2007
R-VISION / TRAIL-LITE 2006-2007
Manufacturer : R-VISION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V364000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 13, 2006
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 25
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH GM 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:
WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 06V225). DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIPS ON THESE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 877-294-6773 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.
R-VISION / TRAIL-AIRE 2006-2007
R-VISION / TRAIL-LITE 2006-2007
Manufacturer : R-VISION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V364000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 13, 2006
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 25
Summary:
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH GM 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:
WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 06V225). DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIPS ON THESE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 877-294-6773 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:
ELDORADO / ESCORT FE 2004
Manufacturer : ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V357000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 14, 2006
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1
Summary:
ON CERTAIN BUSES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH GM 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:
WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 06V225). DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIPS ON THESE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 877-294-6773 OR THOR AT 937-596-6849.
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.
ELDORADO / ESCORT FE 2004
Manufacturer : ELDORADO NATIONAL - CALIFORNIA, INC.
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V357000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 14, 2006
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 1
Summary:
ON CERTAIN BUSES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH GM 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:
WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 06V225). DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL PULSE DAMPER RETAINER CLIPS ON THESE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 877-294-6773 OR THOR AT 937-596-6849.
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.
