The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES AS PART OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM ARE INADEQUATE. THE INADEQUATE REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARKING BRAKE.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE UNANTICIPATED MOVEMENT OF AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE, AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Country Coach Affinity Grande Chalet | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR:CHAMBER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Coach Affinity Grande Chalet | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Country Coach Affinity Grande Chalet | 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Country Coach Affinity Grande Chalet | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2000
6 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the parking brake; COUNTRY COACH INC filed 64 campaigns in all.
| 00V349000 30 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V132000 8 May 2000 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 00V002003 15 Mar 2000 | KALMAR INDUSTRIES USA, INC. |
| 00V002002 24 Feb 2000 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 00V002001 3 Jan 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000