The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES (36', 38' AND 40") BUILT WITH BOSCH TWO-PISTON PIN-SLIDE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, THE BRAKE CALIPERS CAN HANG-UP ON ANY OR ALL WHEELS.
The risk
DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE COMPONENTS CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ZOPS DISC BRAKE CLIPERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2004. 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 WESTERN RV AT 1-509-457-4133.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Western Alpine Coach | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Alpine Coach | 1999 | 2 | 3 |
| Western Alpine Coach | 2000 | 7 | 5 |
| Western Alpine Coach | 2001 | 2 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2002
26 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; WESTERN RV, INC. filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 02V343000 30 Dec 2002 | IC CORPORATION |
| 02V309000 15 Nov 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V302000 13 Nov 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V278000 22 Oct 2002 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 02V280000 17 Oct 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V266000 2 Oct 2002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 02V268000 1 Oct 2002 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V257001 18 Sept 2002 | DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002