Engine and engine cooling
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling
- Manufacturer
- COUNTRY COACH INC
- Vehicles affected
- 10
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2009-11-09
- Owners notified
- 2009-05-05
Defect description
COUNTRY COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 MOTORHOMES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 2006 AND MARCH 2008, EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINES. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION (VVA) OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.
Safety risk
AN OIL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
COUNTRY COACH IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THE ENGINES. THE FREE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED BY CATERPILLAR. PLEASE SEE CATERPILLAR'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 09E-020. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR COUNTRY COACH AT 1-541-998-3720.