Recall Detail

COACHMEN / CLASS A / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5588 Vehicale/Equipment Name: COACHMEN
Recalled Component Id: 000012851000090236000000295 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CLASS A Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V056001 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Manufacturer That Filed Report: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 04 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 99
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. Report Received Date: Feb, 20 2001
Record Creation date : Feb, 28 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with caterpillar engines and felsted electronic accelerator pedals. the return springs can break on the accelerator pedals that are equipped with stainless steel or electroplated music wire return springs. Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the pedal to go to full throttle if both return springs break, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Replacement accelerator pedals equipped with return springs manufactured of music wire with one additional coil on each spring and with an organic coating, eliminating electroplating will be installed. freightliner is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. 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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or coachmen at 1-219-825-5821. Recall Notes: 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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