| NHTSA Record Id: 12332 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: HOME AND PARK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008862000079457000000147 |
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| Model Name: ROADTREK |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V136000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 404 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 24 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 22 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 20 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: class 'b' motor homes built on dodge 1500, 2500 and 3500 van chassis. the fuelvent hose from the fuel tank to the fuel fill entry may not be vapor tight due to over tightening of the gear clamp at the connection of the plastic vent tank outage to the rubber vent hose. this can result in fuel or fuel vapor leaking. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can cause fuel or fuel vapor leaking resulting in a potential fire hazard. also the engine could stall from lack of fuel, resulting in loss of power braking and power steering control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the gear clamp securing the rubber vent hose to the plastic vent tube, install a rigid insert tube into the plastic vent tube, and reattach the hose and clamp. the riberglass cover in the running board storage compartment must first be removed for access. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 24, 1998.owners who take their motor homes to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact home & park at 1-888-roadtrek (1-888-762-3873).also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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