The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THE WELDS WHERE THE LIQUID PROPANE (LP) GAS TANK BRACKETING JOINS THE FLOOR TRUSSES MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE.
The risk
IN THE EVENT THAT THESE WELDS WOULD FAIL, THE LP GAS TANK COULD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE MOTOR HOME POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
The remedy
THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY RECALL NO. 02V-128.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gulf Stream Conquest LE | 2000, 2001 |
| Gulf Stream Palm Breeze | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Gulf Stream Sunsport | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Stream Sunsport LT | 1998, 1999 |
| Gulf Stream Ultra Supreme | 2001 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Stream Conquest LE | 2000 | 1 | 2 |
| Gulf Stream Conquest LE | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Gulf Stream Palm Breeze | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Gulf Stream Palm Breeze | 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| Gulf Stream Palm Breeze | 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Sunsport | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Gulf Stream Sunsport | 1999 | 2 | 3 |
| Gulf Stream Sunsport LT | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Gulf Stream Sunsport LT | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Stream Ultra Supreme | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2001
23 of the 461 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2001 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; GULF STREAM COACH INC. filed 13 campaigns in all.
| 01V385000 14 Dec 2001 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 01V374000 5 Dec 2001 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 01V355000 16 Nov 2001 | RANSOMES CORPORATION |
| 01V278000 20 Sept 2001 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V272000 24 Aug 2001 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 01V259000 15 Aug 2001 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 01V257000 15 Aug 2001 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 01V240000 24 Jul 2001 | SALEEN PERFORMANCE INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2001