The defect
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INEQUITABLE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT TIRES ON THE FRONT AXLE. THIS WEIGHT INEQUITY CAN CAUSE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WEIGHT RATING TO BE EXCEEDED.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE FRONT TIRE TREAD WEAR OR TIRE FAILURE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR OR TIRE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEIGHT CONTROL VALVES AND THE HEIGHT CONTROL VALVE CONFIGURATION REVERSED TO REMEDY THIS NONCOMPLIANCE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 14, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT COUNTRY COACH AT 1-800-452-8015.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Country Coach Allure | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 Allure | 1996 | 1 | 4 |
| Country Coach Allure | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Country Coach Allure | 1998 | 0 | 6 |
| Country Coach Allure | 1999 | 4 | 6 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 1996 | 2 | 5 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 1997 | 2 | 4 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 1998 | 2 | 7 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 1999 | 3 | 8 |
| Country Coach Intrigue | 2000 | 0 | 5 |
Other equipment recalls in 2001
27 of the 461 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2001 concerned the equipment; COUNTRY COACH INC filed 64 campaigns in all.
| 01V384000 13 Dec 2001 | KRYSTAL ENTERPRISES |
| 01V331000 22 Oct 2001 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 01V333001 16 Oct 2001 | SKYLINE CORPORATION |
| 01V324000 10 Oct 2001 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 01V307000 26 Sept 2001 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V284000 6 Sept 2001 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 01V262000 15 Aug 2001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V091008 31 Jul 2001 | CARRIAGE, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2001