Consumer Complaint Detail
GULF STREAM / SUN VOYAGER / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998081255 | Incident Date: Jul, 10 1998 |
| Consumer's City: ELIZABETHTON | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| Model Name: SUN VOYAGER | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S7ZT9J15TC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The following is a list of reasons that caused the fire in my motor home. 1.haldex "pureair plus" air dryer thru a defect in a fiberboard connector broke & shorted 12 volt to ground. 2.spartan motors installed a 20 amp circuit breaker to protect the air dryer. haldex recomments a 10 amp fuse. the short caused the air dryer connecter to overheat & start the fire. 3.spartan motors used a wiring harness designed for a larger motor home & bundled excess with air dryer connector. the plastic used to incase the wiring harness is very flammable & caused the engine compartment insulation which is also very flammable to stread the fire over the entire engine compartment. *ak |