Friday, December 15, 2006
RECALL
Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
THOR / TAHOE FURY 2004
THOR CALIFORNIA / FRENZY 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / FURY 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / JAZZ 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / TAHOE 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / VORTEX 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / WANDERER 2004-2005
Manufacturer : THOR INDUSTRIES
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V468000 Mfg's Report Date : NOV 06, 2006
Component: STRUCTURE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 117
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CARGO/TRAVEL TRAILERS, OVERLOADING AND INCORRECTLY POSITIONING CARGO IN THE REAR CARGO AREA CAN RESULT IN ALIGHT HITCH WEIGHT AND AFFECT STABILITY.
Consequence:
DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC TOW VEHICLE AND ITS HITCH EQUIPMENT, A SUFFICIENTLY LIGHT HITCH WEIGHT CAN RESULT IN SWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOO MUCH WEIGHT INCORRECTLY POSITIONED CAN ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE BENDING OF THE A-FRAME ASSEMBLY, FAILURE OF THE COUPLER ASSEMBLY, AND/OR FAILURE OF THE SAFETY CHAINS. THIS CAN CAUSE A CRASH INVOLVING THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILER, TOW VEHICLE AND HITCH EQUIPMENT; INSTALL NEW CARGO LOAD LIMIT LABELS AND PLACARDS IN THE CARGO AREA; FURNISH LOADING LIMIT INFORMATION; REPLACE THE COUPLER AND SAFETY CHAINS; AND REINFORCE THE A-FRAME. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR AT 1-888-697-8467. NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERSEDES A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 04V243).
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.
THOR / TAHOE FURY 2004
THOR CALIFORNIA / FRENZY 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / FURY 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / JAZZ 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / TAHOE 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / VORTEX 2004-2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / WANDERER 2004-2005
Manufacturer : THOR INDUSTRIES
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V468000 Mfg's Report Date : NOV 06, 2006
Component: STRUCTURE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 117
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CARGO/TRAVEL TRAILERS, OVERLOADING AND INCORRECTLY POSITIONING CARGO IN THE REAR CARGO AREA CAN RESULT IN ALIGHT HITCH WEIGHT AND AFFECT STABILITY.
Consequence:
DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC TOW VEHICLE AND ITS HITCH EQUIPMENT, A SUFFICIENTLY LIGHT HITCH WEIGHT CAN RESULT IN SWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOO MUCH WEIGHT INCORRECTLY POSITIONED CAN ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE BENDING OF THE A-FRAME ASSEMBLY, FAILURE OF THE COUPLER ASSEMBLY, AND/OR FAILURE OF THE SAFETY CHAINS. THIS CAN CAUSE A CRASH INVOLVING THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRAILER, TOW VEHICLE AND HITCH EQUIPMENT; INSTALL NEW CARGO LOAD LIMIT LABELS AND PLACARDS IN THE CARGO AREA; FURNISH LOADING LIMIT INFORMATION; REPLACE THE COUPLER AND SAFETY CHAINS; AND REINFORCE THE A-FRAME. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR AT 1-888-697-8467. NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERSEDES A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 04V243).
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:
THOR CALIFORNIA / FURY 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / TAHOE 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / VIPER 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / VORTEX 2005
Manufacturer : THOR INDUSTRIES
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V466000 Mfg's Report Date : NOV 06, 2006
Component: STRUCTURE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 17
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CARGO/TRAVEL TRAILERS, IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION MAY OCCUR WHEN THE BACK OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER IS LOADED WITH CARGO.
Consequence:
UNDER CERTAIN LOAD CONDITIONS, THE IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION MAY CAUSE HANDLING PROBLEMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POTENTIAL SWAYING OF THE TRAILER WHILE BEING TOWED ON THE ROAD. THIS COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A CRASH INVOLVING THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TOW VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL ADD THE NECESSARY WEIGHT AT THE TRAILER'S A-FRAME. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR AT 1-888-697-8467. NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERSEDES A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 04V242).
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.
THOR CALIFORNIA / FURY 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / TAHOE 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / VIPER 2005
THOR CALIFORNIA / VORTEX 2005
Manufacturer : THOR INDUSTRIES
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 06V466000 Mfg's Report Date : NOV 06, 2006
Component: STRUCTURE
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 17
Summary:
ON CERTAIN CARGO/TRAVEL TRAILERS, IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION MAY OCCUR WHEN THE BACK OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER IS LOADED WITH CARGO.
Consequence:
UNDER CERTAIN LOAD CONDITIONS, THE IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION MAY CAUSE HANDLING PROBLEMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POTENTIAL SWAYING OF THE TRAILER WHILE BEING TOWED ON THE ROAD. THIS COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A CRASH INVOLVING THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TOW VEHICLE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL ADD THE NECESSARY WEIGHT AT THE TRAILER'S A-FRAME. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THOR AT 1-888-697-8467. NOTE: THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERSEDES A PREVIOUS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 04V242).
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.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
ONAN CHANGES ITS NAME TO CUMMINS ONAN
RV Business
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Onan RV Generators has changed its name to Cummins Onan, designed to “strengthen the worldwide tie” with parent company and engine builder Cummins Inc.
According to a press release, the new brand will replace the Onan name on all generator products, including lines supplied to the recreational vehicle industry.
The company said a new logo has been developed that “integrates both brands along with the Cummins logo” on all products and communications.
“Other than a name change, all other aspects of the Onan RV business will remain the same,” said Garry Enyart, RV division director for Cummins Onan.
Along with the name change, Cummins Onan also announced the launch of a compact Quiet Diesel 3200 line of power generators, designed specifically for use in Class C diesel-powered motorhomes.
The company said that previous diesel generators were too bulky for use in C-body coaches and that the new product weighed half as much as the next smallest Onan Quiet Diesel unit.
“We’re responding to the need for a compact generator that uses the same fuel as the main propulsion engine,” said Ed Pickens, mobile power systems manager for Onan.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Onan RV Generators has changed its name to Cummins Onan, designed to “strengthen the worldwide tie” with parent company and engine builder Cummins Inc.
According to a press release, the new brand will replace the Onan name on all generator products, including lines supplied to the recreational vehicle industry.
The company said a new logo has been developed that “integrates both brands along with the Cummins logo” on all products and communications.
“Other than a name change, all other aspects of the Onan RV business will remain the same,” said Garry Enyart, RV division director for Cummins Onan.
Along with the name change, Cummins Onan also announced the launch of a compact Quiet Diesel 3200 line of power generators, designed specifically for use in Class C diesel-powered motorhomes.
The company said that previous diesel generators were too bulky for use in C-body coaches and that the new product weighed half as much as the next smallest Onan Quiet Diesel unit.
“We’re responding to the need for a compact generator that uses the same fuel as the main propulsion engine,” said Ed Pickens, mobile power systems manager for Onan.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
CHINA ENTERS THE US RV MARKET
Steve Bibler
RV Business
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Chinese-built iCamp Elite
In what is believed to be a first-ever offering of a Chinese-built recreational vehicle, United Recreational Vehicles LLC has begun to distribute the iCamp Elite, a tear-drop shaped travel trailer, and the iCamp Lite, a fold-down camping trailer, to the North American market.
Sales Manager Robert J. Suppa said dealers have placed nearly 100 orders for the travel trailer after seeing the product debut, most recently at a private hotel showing during the 44th Annual National RV Trade Show, Nov. 28-30 in Louisville, Ky. He expects the first shipment of units to arrive in the U.S. in mid-December.
The 15-foot laminated iCamp Elite weighs 2,890 pounds fully loaded and comes equipped with a one-piece modular bathroom, kitchen, queen-size bed, flat-screen TV, 12-gallon fresh water tank and 15-gallon gray water tank, a roof-top air conditioning unit and 12,000-BTU furnace. The trailer has an optional digital audio/video system and Apple’s iPod connection for both audio and video entertainment.
Fifty-one percent of the components are American-made, said Suppa, including brands like Dexter and Dometic. The trailers are assembled in a factory near Beijing. MSRP for the iCamp Elite is around $17,000, and it comes with a one-year “bumper-to-hitch” limited warranty.
Suppa said he is targeting to sell between 500 and 700 Elites in 2007.
The iCamp Lite LX converts into a spacious three-room, 6-sleeper tent with two beds and one living area. A furnace and portable toilet are optional in the LX, which weighs 1,337 pounds and retails for $5,593. Suppa plans to market the LX beyond the traditional RV market to include kayakers, canoeists, hunters and fishermen. “We are in perfect positions to sell thousands of these,” he said.
Suppa, who spent the last six years of his 25-year sales career in the recreational vehicle arena, says he hasn’t encountered resistance to his products based on the fact that they’re built in China. Dealers, he maintains, like the color schemes (blue and sunshine yellow), the iPod connection option and the final finish aspects of the units.
United Recreational Vehicles LLC. is the registered and sole U.S. representative for CenTech Specialty Vehicles Co. Ltd. in the U.S. The company’s chairman, Alan Wang, told RV Business that the products were well received in Louisville and he looks forward to serving the North American market. Wang said he conducted a two-year study of this market before introducing his products here, and he’s already is selling a similar lineup in Australia.
CenTech was formed in 1995 and is the largest specialty vehicle and RV manufacturer in Asia and produces more than 160 different types of specialty vehicles. CenTech passed ISO 9001/2000 certification standards in 2003.
Suppa projects the product will take 44 days to ship to the West Coast and slightly longer to the East Coast.
RV Business
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Chinese-built iCamp Elite
In what is believed to be a first-ever offering of a Chinese-built recreational vehicle, United Recreational Vehicles LLC has begun to distribute the iCamp Elite, a tear-drop shaped travel trailer, and the iCamp Lite, a fold-down camping trailer, to the North American market.
Sales Manager Robert J. Suppa said dealers have placed nearly 100 orders for the travel trailer after seeing the product debut, most recently at a private hotel showing during the 44th Annual National RV Trade Show, Nov. 28-30 in Louisville, Ky. He expects the first shipment of units to arrive in the U.S. in mid-December.
The 15-foot laminated iCamp Elite weighs 2,890 pounds fully loaded and comes equipped with a one-piece modular bathroom, kitchen, queen-size bed, flat-screen TV, 12-gallon fresh water tank and 15-gallon gray water tank, a roof-top air conditioning unit and 12,000-BTU furnace. The trailer has an optional digital audio/video system and Apple’s iPod connection for both audio and video entertainment.
Fifty-one percent of the components are American-made, said Suppa, including brands like Dexter and Dometic. The trailers are assembled in a factory near Beijing. MSRP for the iCamp Elite is around $17,000, and it comes with a one-year “bumper-to-hitch” limited warranty.
Suppa said he is targeting to sell between 500 and 700 Elites in 2007.
The iCamp Lite LX converts into a spacious three-room, 6-sleeper tent with two beds and one living area. A furnace and portable toilet are optional in the LX, which weighs 1,337 pounds and retails for $5,593. Suppa plans to market the LX beyond the traditional RV market to include kayakers, canoeists, hunters and fishermen. “We are in perfect positions to sell thousands of these,” he said.
Suppa, who spent the last six years of his 25-year sales career in the recreational vehicle arena, says he hasn’t encountered resistance to his products based on the fact that they’re built in China. Dealers, he maintains, like the color schemes (blue and sunshine yellow), the iPod connection option and the final finish aspects of the units.
United Recreational Vehicles LLC. is the registered and sole U.S. representative for CenTech Specialty Vehicles Co. Ltd. in the U.S. The company’s chairman, Alan Wang, told RV Business that the products were well received in Louisville and he looks forward to serving the North American market. Wang said he conducted a two-year study of this market before introducing his products here, and he’s already is selling a similar lineup in Australia.
CenTech was formed in 1995 and is the largest specialty vehicle and RV manufacturer in Asia and produces more than 160 different types of specialty vehicles. CenTech passed ISO 9001/2000 certification standards in 2003.
Suppa projects the product will take 44 days to ship to the West Coast and slightly longer to the East Coast.
