Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
Vehicles affected
7,994
Reported to NHTSA
1986-09-10
Owners notified
1986-09-25
Defect description
INADEQUATE FASTENING OF THE BRACKETS TO THE FRAME RAIL FOR HOLDING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE AND GAS RETURN LINES MAY ALLOW FLEXING AND POSSIBLE CHAFING OF THE LINE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LINES COULD WEAR THROUGH AND RUPTURE RESULTING IN (1) LEAKAGE OF GASOLINE WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD AND/OR (2) LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES TO THE REAR AXLES WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL APPROPRIATE FASTENERS/BRACKETS TO SECURE THE LINES TO THE FRAME RAIL.
SEAM LEAKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE 70 GALLON ALUMINUM FUEL TANK, ALLOWING GASOLINE TO SPILL ON THE GROUND. THIS IS DUE TO POOR SEAM WELDING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT. GASOLINE SPILLAGE CREATES A FIRE HAZARD.
THE FUEL SWITCH ON THE DUAL FUEL CONTROL HAS BEEN WIRED INCORRECTLY. THE SWITCH WAS WIRED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE DRIVER COULD BE PUMPING PROPANE TO THE CARBURETOR.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER WILL REWIRE THE FUEL SELECT SWITCH AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
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.
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