Parking brake: driveline: hydraulic: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
Vehicles affected
72
Reported to NHTSA
1994-03-11
Owners notified
1994-03-22
Defect description
HIGH TEMPERATURES PRODUCED BY THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE CAN RESULT IN HEAT DISTORTION AND SUBSEQUENT RUPTURE OF THE AIR LINES. A RUPTURE WOULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR PRESSURE GAUGES AND/OR ENGAGEMENT OF THE MANUAL PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE.
Safety risk
IF THE AIR LINE RUPTURES, THE MANUALPARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL ENGAGE, ABRUPTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE RETAINING BOLTS AND NUTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT, WHICH PROVIDES THE CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX, MAY CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT TO SEPARATE AT EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER CONNECTION OF THE SHAFT.
Safety risk
SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT AT EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER CONNECTION OF THE SHAFT RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
INSPECT AND RETORQUE THE SLIP SHAFT RETAINING BOLTS AND NUTS. HOWEVER, IF, AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE BOLTS AND NUTS ARE FOUND TO BE LOOSE OR OVERTORQUED, NEW BOLTS AND NUTS WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROPERLY TORQUED.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Trailer hitches
2
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Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
1
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Tires
1
900 mi
Tires: sidewall
1
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Wheels
1
900 mi
The 1993 model has 6 times as many complaints as this one. The 1995 model has 3 times 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.