TWO LATCHES MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE REAR ENGINE ACCESS COVER AND SECURE THE COVER WHEN THE MOTORHOME IS IN TRANSIT WERE NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY.
Safety risk
THE LATCHES WERE NOT CONSISTENTLY POSITIONED IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE ENGINE COVER TO OBTAIN POSITIVE CONTACT AND COULD COME LOOSE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL STRAIGHTEN OUT THE LATCH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LENGTH REQUIRED TO ENSURE POSITIVE CONTACT TO SECURE THE ENGINE COVER.
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
Vehicles affected
138
Reported to NHTSA
1994-12-29
Owners notified
1995-03-03
Defect description
THE 12 VOLT BUSS BAR AND TERMINAL CONNECTOR LUG POST WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COVER. THESE COMPONENTS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO POTENTIAL SHORTING UPON CONTACT BY ANY TYPE OF METAL FOREIGN OBJECT.
Safety risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A POTENTIALFIRE HAZARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE SHIELD TO COVER THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Tires
1
49,000 mi
The 1995 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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.