REAR AXLE BEARINGS MAY FAIL DUE TO A BENDING MOMENT CREATED BY THE AFTERMARKET DUAL REAR WHEELS FROM A VARIETY OF FACTORS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN OVERLOADED. FAILURE OF THE BEARINGS CREATE STRESSES ON THE REAR AXLE, RESULTING IN THE BREAKAGE OF THE AXLE.
Safety risk
A BROKEN AXLE WILL CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DUAL REARWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WITH FULL-FLOATING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES. ALSO, LITERATURE WILL BE CIRCULATED CAUTIONING VEHICLE OWNERS NOT TO OVERLOAD THE MICRO-MINI MOTORHOMES.
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
3,173
Reported to NHTSA
1984-10-30
Owners notified
1984-11-26
Defect description
THE FUEL HOSE MAY RUB AGAINST A BRACKET IN THE AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FUEL PUMP. AS THE HOSE CHAFES AGAINST THE BRACKET, A LEAK CAN DEVELOP.
Manufacturer remedy
ANY DAMAGED HOSES WILL BE REPLACED AND ALL HOSES WILL BE REPOSITIONED AS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE WITH THE OTHER COMPONENTS. A PROTECTIVE EDGING WILL BE INSTALLED ON A PORTION OF THE FRAME TO PREVENT ABRASION OF THE RADIATOR HOSE AND FUEL LINES.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.
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.