Fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Component
- Fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Manufacturer
- HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 98
- Reported to NHTSA
- 1986-11-13
- Owners notified
- 1986-11-04
Defect description
LP SERVICE LINE COULD RUPTURE, DUE TO HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. IF LP SERVICE VALVE WAS CLOSED WITH LIQUID PROPANE IN THE LINE TO THE GENERATOR WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS NOT OPERATING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PROPANE WOULD BE RELEASED TO THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL A HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN LP SERVICE LINE.