Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Component
- Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- Manufacturer
- COUNTRY COACH INC
- Vehicles affected
- 88
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2005-08-29
- Owners notified
- 2005-09-12
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE HYDRAULIC SLIDE ROOM HOSES COULD BLISTER AND LEAK DUE TO ENGINE HEAT.
Safety risk
LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID COULD CAUSE THE SLIDE ROOM TO UNEXPECTEDLY EXTEND WHILE IN -TRANSIT. THIS CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE HYDRAULIC HOSES OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND REPLACE ANY HOSES THAT EXHIBIT SIGNS OF BLISTERING OR LEAKAGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COUNTRY COACH AT 1-800-547-8015.