Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V366000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-07-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V366000

Service brakes, hydraulic

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic
Manufacturer
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.
Vehicles affected
443
Reported to NHTSA
2012-07-30

Defect description

Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (GSC) is recall certain model year 2006 through 2008 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, Independence, Bounty Hunters, and Yellowstone Class A diesel pusher motor homes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from March 18, 2005, through December 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.

Safety risk

Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

FCCC will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact GSC at 1-800-289-8787 or Daimler Trucks/FCCC at 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

Daimler Trucks recall campaign number is FL-628.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

20 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
GULF STREAM Bounty Hunters2009 2008 2007 2006
GULF STREAM Crescendo2009 2008 2007 2006
GULF STREAM Independence2009 2008 2007 2006
GULF STREAM SUN Voyager2009 2008 2007 2006
GULF STREAM Yellowstone2009 2008 2007 2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.