NHTSA Recalls in 1991

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:RESTRAINT:BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHM

DUE TO IMPROPER ANCHORING LOCATION, THE SPACER WHICHHOLDS THE SAFETY BELT AWAY FROM THE SEAT BASE IS RESTRICTED BY THE TETHER STRAPSTRAP WHEN THE SEAT MOVES, CAUSING INCREASED SLACK IN THE BELT THAT WOULD NOTPROPERLY RESTRAIN DRIVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP.

MOVE THE ANCHOR POINT FOR SAFETY BELT TETHER STRAP, REVISE THE MODESTY PANEL TO ADD CLEARANCE, AND REPLACE THE ICP BARS.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

CRACKED AND BROKEN STEERING ARMS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT TO MANUFACTURERS AND USERS TO REPLACE THE STEERING ARM AFTER TEN YEARS SERVICE.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

STEERING ARM FAILURE CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING CONTROLWITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND IN THE POSSIBILITY OFAN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE STEERING ARM WITH ONE REDESIGNED TO ENHANCE FATIGUE LIFE OF ARM.

FURNACE:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

HAZARDS OF LIQUID PROPANE GAS IN THE LIVING QUARTERS OF ARECREATIONAL VEHICLE INCLUDE RISK OF EXPLOSION AND FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCEOF IGNITION, AND RESPIRATORY DISTRESS FROM THE GAS ITSELF.

REPLACE THE ITT VALVES WITH REDUNDANT GAS CONTROL VALVES.

VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE:PIVOT:DRIV

THIS CORROSION CAN CAUSE WIPER ARM/BLADE ASSEMBLY TO STOPWIPING WINDSHIELD, THIS COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.

REPLACE SPRAGUE WIPER ASSEMBLY PIVOT WITH AN ASSEMBLY NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO GALVANIC CORROSION.

STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN

THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

STRUCTURE:FRAME:MEMBERS AND BODY:OTHER PARTS

PERSONS EXITING THE CAB CAN TRIP AND FALL ON UPTURNEDEDGES. ALSO, FATIGUE OR BROKEN BOLTS COULD CAUSE THE STEPS TO BREAK AWAY AT THETIME THAT A PERSON IS ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLES.

REPLACE INCORRECTLY DESIGNED STEPS, REPLACE INCORRECT BOLTS.

VISUAL SYSTEMS:MIRRORS:REARVIEW:EXTERIOR

REDUCED REFLECTIVE AREA ON OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORSREDUCES THE DRIVER'S APPARENT AREA OF VISIBILITY IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THISREDUCED AREA OF VISIBILITY INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF VEHICLE COLLISION.

REPLACE THE NON-CONFORMING REAR VIEW MIRRORS.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

LOOSENING OF THE STEERING ARM OR SHEARING OF THEMOUNTING STUDS RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLEACCIDENT.

INSTALL STEERING ARM STOP AND NEW STUDS.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:OTHER PART

FAILURE OF ANY OF THE AFFECTED SYSTEMS WILL EXPOSE SCHOOLBUS OCCUPANTS TO INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REPLACE SOLENOID.

STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN

FRACTURED UPPER HUB CASTING COULD RESULT IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND AN ACCIDENT.

REMOVE AND REPLACE THE UPPER HUB CASTING AND INSTALL A HUB PLATE.

EQUIPMENT:CHILD SEAT

OCCUPANTS OF THE SEAT WOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISKOF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF FIRE OR EXTREME HEAT.

REPLACE THE FOAM SEAT CUSHION WITH NEW SEAT CUSHION.

FUEL:FUEL LINES:METALLIC

PROLONGED RUBBING OF THE FUEL LINE AGAINST THE INTAKEMANIFOLD COULD CAUSE A FUEL LINE LEAK, AND RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREIF THE LEAKING FUEL LINE IS EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

REPLACE FUEL LINE WITH CORRECTLY CONTOURED FUEL LINE.

EQUIPMENT:JACKS:STAND

JACK STAND FAILURE TO HOLD THE RATED WEIGHT CAPACITY CANRESULT IN INJURY IF A PERSON IS WORKING UNDER OR NEAR THE VEHICLE ON THE JACKSTAND.

NEW WARNING LABELS SHOWING A 6500 POUND CAPACITY FOR THE JACK STAND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC

DELAYED RELEASE OF TRANSMISSION FROM PARK CAUSES DELAYEDAND POSSIBLY ABRUPT VEHICLE MOVEMENT THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

INSTALL A MODIFIED PARKING BRAKE PAWL TO PREVENT DELAYED RELEASE INTO REVERSE GEAR.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:AIR:VALVE:CONTROL

RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKES WHILE THE VEHICLE ISUNATTENDED OR WITHOUT WARNING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REBUILD THE BENDIX MV-2 PARKING CONTROL VALVE.

HEATER:COMBUSTION(GAS):DEFROSTER:DEFOGGER

LEAKING FUEL RESULTS IN VEHICLE FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO ASOURCE OF IGNITION.

REPLACE AND STRENGTHEN BOLT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PUMP HOUSING AND THE PUMP COVER WITH LONGER BOLTS.

EQUIPMENT:JACKS:STAND

OFF-CENTER LOADING AND/OR INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH OFTHE BASE AND INNER TUBE ASSEMBLY MATERIALS COULD CAUSE JACK STAND COLLAPSE. THISCOULD RESULT IN INJURY TO ANYONE IN VICINITY OF THE JACK STAND WHEN COLLAPSEOCCURS.

MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE JACK STANDS WITH REDESIGNED SADDLE AND STRENGTHENED MATERIAL MODELS.

STEERING:POWER ASSIST:HYDROBOOST UNIT

THIS FLEXING CAN CAUSE SEAL FAILURE OR CYLINDER FAILUREOF THE HYDROBOOST UNIT AND RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND RESULT IN AVEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REPLACE INCORRECTLY BUILT BOOST CYLINDERS.

EQUIPMENT:CHILD SEAT

BREAST SHIELD SEPARATION DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASHWOULD EXPOSE SEAT OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY. SEAT FAILS TO COMPLYWITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 213.

REPLACE BREAST SHIELD ASSEMBLIES.

EQUIPMENT:CHILD SEAT

MANUFACTURER WILL FURNISH A REPAIR KIT CONSISTING OF A HARNESS RETAINER WITH INSTALLATION AND USE INSTRUCTIONS.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM

TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM LEADS TOINCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

REPLACE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEMS.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:BELTS

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOWSEAT OCCUPANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE SAFETY BELT.

REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:FRONT BUCKET SEAT LATCH

IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE IMPACT, ANUNLOCKED SEAT BACK WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

REPLACE SCREWS SECURING UPPER HINGE TRIM COVER WITH CORRECT LENGTH SCREWS.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:MECHANICAL:LINKAGES AND CA

INSUFFICIENT BRAKING ABLITY COULD RESULT IN INADVERTENTVEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REPLACE MISMATCHED PARKING BRAKE CABLE WITH ONE OF CORRECT LENGTH.

LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:TAIL LIGHTS

INADEQUATE STOP LIGHTS CAN CAUSE MOTORIST FOLLOWING THETRAILER TO MISS A STOP OR TURN SIGNAL, AND AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT.

REPLACE THE LENSES OF THE STOP LAMPS TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER:MOTOR

CHANGES IN THE WIPER PATTERN OR JAMMING OF THE WIPERSWOULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILTY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

APPLY TORQUE RETENTION MATERIAL TO WIPER MOTOR STUDS AND NUTS AND RETORQUE.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AN

CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SAFETY BELT MISUSE COULD CAUSE THE SEAT OCCUPANT TO FACE GREATER RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IF AN INADVERTENT RELEASE OF THE SAFETY BELT OCCURRED.

INSTALL LABELS TO INSTRUCT THE USER IN PROPER SAFETY BELT ROUTING; ALSO REPLACE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES.

STRUCTURE:HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES

REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LATCH MECHANISMS WITH A LARGER SPRING ON THE PRIMARY LATCH, AND A REDESIGNED CATCH ON THE SECONDARY LATCH.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AN

OCCUPANTS OF SEATS WITH UNSAFE BELTS HAVE INCREASED RISKOF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THE FLOOR MOUNTED SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE WITH A FRAME MOUNTED ASSEMBLY.

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:CAM:FAST IDLE

IF THE THROTTLE CABLE FRACTURES, ENGINE SPEED WILL RETURNTO IDLE. IF THE CABLE JAMS OR STICKS, THE ENGINE WILL REMAIN AT THE SPEED ATWHICH IT WAS RUNNING WHEN THE JAMMING OCCURRED. A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT INLOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THE GOVERNOR ASSEMBLIES, WHICH INCLUDE THE THROTTLE CABLE.

STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:PITMAN

A BROKEN STEERING LEVER WILL CAUSE LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING ARMS.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:LINES:METALLIC

THE LEAK OF FLUID FROM THE REAR METAL BRAKE LINE COULDCAUSE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE.

REROUTE REAR METAL BRAKE LINES TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER, AND REPLACE BRAKE LINES THAT HAVE CONTACTED THE SHOCK ABSORBERS.

EQUIPMENT:OTHER PIECES:TRAILER HITCHES AND ATTACHM

HITCH TOW BAR COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VERTICAL MOUNTINGPLATE, RESULTING IN TOW BAR ATTACHMENT FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF TRAILER FROMTOW VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING.

A COMPONENT WILL BE SUPPLIED TO CUSTOMER TO BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE TOWING LOOP, TO ELIMINATE CYCLIC STRESS IN THE VERTICAL LOAD PLATE. UNITS FOUND WITH EXISTING FATIGUE FRACTURES WILL BE REPLACED WITH MODIFIED HITCHES.

FUEL:FUEL PUMP

A LOOSE AND IMPROPERLY SEATED FUEL PUMP CAN CAUSEREDUCED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS ANDSTALLING OF THE VEHICLE.

REPLACE FUEL FILTER.

TIRES:TREAD

TREAD SEPARATION WOULD LEAD TO A THUMPING NOISE ANDVIBRATION IN USE. IF NOT SERVICED, TREAD SEPARATION COULD LEAD TO PLY CORDSBREAKING AND TEARING OF THE TUBELESS LINER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF INFLATING AIRAND STEERING CONTROL.

REPLACE THE UNDERCURED TIRES.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS AN

UNBELTED OR INCORRECTLY BELTED SEAT OCCUPANTS ARESUBJECTED TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAFETY BELT (FRONT AND REAR IN COUPES AND FRONT ONLY IN CONVERTIBLES).

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

ENGINE FAN SEPARATION CAN CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY TO ANYPERSON IN THE PATH OF THE FAN.

REPLACE ENGINE FAN WITH FAN FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC

WHEN THE SHIFT CABLE BRACKET IS DAMAGED, THE SHIFT LEVERPOSITION MAY NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE THE TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION. THIS COULDRESULT IN UNANTICIPATED MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND ATTACHING HARDWARE WITH REDESIGNED ASSEMBLIES.

EQUIPMENT:SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES(12:83)

INADEQUATE TORQUE OF THE LOCK NUT COULD ALLOW THE RODADJUSTMENT TO CHANGE. THIS COULD INCREASE THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED, AND POSSIBLYINCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE WITH A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

CHECK AND ASSURE PROPER LOCK NUT TORQUE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL ROD.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:LINES:HOSE:NON-METALLIC

DETACHMENT OF THE HOSE FROM THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THELOSS OF THE ABS FUNCTION AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE ASSIST, LEAVING ONLY MANUAL BRAKESAND DECREASING STOPPING ABILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DISCHARGE OFHYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE AREA OF THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINECOMPARTMENT FIRE.

REPLACE THE ABS HIGH PRESSURE HOSE.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

A BROKEN AXLE WILL CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DUAL REARWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT INAN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WITH FULL-FLOATING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

A BROKEN AXLE WILL CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DUAL REARWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT INAN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WITH FULL-FLOATING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

A BROKEN AXLE WILL CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DUAL REARWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT INAN ACCIDENT.

REPLACE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WITH FULL-FLOATING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

A BROKEN AXLE WILL CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DUAL REARWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT AN ACCIDENT.

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.

STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN

PROGRESSIVE WEAR OF THE MATING PARTS COULD RESULT IN HUBSPLINE WEAR, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL FIT TO BECOME LOOSE. A LOOSE FIT IN THESTEERING WHEEL HUB CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POTENTIAL VEHICLECRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

REPLACE DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL HUBS.

STEERING:WHEEL AND COLUMN

SEPARATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL FROM ITS MOUNTING HUBRESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUTWARNING.

REPLACE STEERING WHEELS WITH REVISED WHEEL WITH ARC WELDS ADDED AT THE WHEEL STAMPING-TO-HUB ATTACHMENT.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

INCONSISTENT CLUTCH OPERATIONS CAUSED BY LACK OF OILDELIVERY TO CLUTCH ACTIVATING MECHANISM COULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL.

REPLACE DEFECTIVE NEEDLE BEARING RACES AS NECESSARY.

SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR

FAILURE OF BOLTS MAY RESULT IN PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THEREAR SUSPENSION FROM THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUTWARNING AND A VEHICLE CRASH.

REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM-TO-HANGER BRACKET PIVOT BOLT WITH A PROPERLY PROCESSED BOLT.

BMW/DRIVER SIDE KNEE BOOSTER

CHEST DECELERATION EXCEEDS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LIMIT WHICHRESULTS IN INCREASED RISK OF OCCUPANT INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

REPAIR THE KNEE BOLSTER TO ALLOW CLEARANCE AND AVOID IMPEDANCE OF STEERING COLUMN MOVEMENT DURING FRONTAL IMPACT.