Consumer Complaint Detail

GEORGIE BOY / LANDAU / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096688 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006
Consumer's City: CHINO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC
Model Name: LANDAU Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5BCA084595F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 26 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 12 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that was having problems with the retractable room compartment on the 2005 georgie boy landau 35. the pin that held the shaft, which made the room retract sheared off. when the vehicle was off and he needed to depress button to release the brake and depress switch to the open position in order to slide out the room compartment, he heard a snap and room would not open. the contact stated once the pin broke the room could retract without warning. the vehicle was drivable. however, without the pin; the room could retract at any time. the dealership replaced the pin 3 times. the vehicle currently had 7,000 miles. *ak the consumer stated on the first occurrence he entered the main slide out room something snapped and the consumer realized the room had become unattached from the original tracking position. the consumer stated took the unit in for repairs on 11/2/06 and retrieved the unit on 11/9/06. the consumer was informed the retaining pin that holds the main slide out room to the motorhome had broken. again after driving the motorhome the same incident the consumer heard the snapping sound and consumer took the motorhome to the dealer and found a broken pin and replaced gears to the motor. the consumer stated this problem happened 2 more times. the consumer stated the motorhome is parked feeling the motorhome is unsafe. the consumer provided photos of the defect. updated 07/30/07 *tr