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NHTSA Record Id: 2516 Vehicale/Equipment Name: COUNTRY COACH
Recalled Component Id: 000014758000102936000000025 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: STRATFORD Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V065000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: COUNTRY COACH INC
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 22 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 25 2001
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 40
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 08 2002 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : COUNTRY COACH INC Report Received Date: Mar, 04 2002
Record Creation date : Mar, 08 2002 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On certain bus conversion motor homes, the support plate mounting holes were improperly drilled allowing contact between the front shock absorber dust covers and the air spring piston. the repeated motion of the shock absorber dust cover may fracture the air spring piston. contact of the air spring bellows with sharp metal edges of the fractured piston could cause penetration of the bellows leading to subsequent deflation of the air spring. Consequence Summary: Sudden air spring deflation will cause loss of proper suspension ride height and produce difficulty with steering vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove and replace existing front air springs, and air spring adaptor mounting plates with re-designed full support plates. owner notification is expected to begin during march 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact country coach at 1-800-547-8015. Recall Notes: Customers can 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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