The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON CHEVROLET 2500/3500 VAN CHASSIS, WHILE REPLACING THE STEEL RIMS WITH ALUMINUM RIMS, INCORRECT VALVE STEMS WITH INCORRECT PRESSURE RATING LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE ALLOWED FOR THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED.
The risk
SOME VALVES MAY LEAK AIR INCREASING THE RISK OF A TIRE FAILURE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VALVE STEMS. THE RECALL BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HOME & PARK AT 1-888-762-3873.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Home And Park Roadtrek 170 | 2003, 2004 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 190 | 2003, 2004 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 210 | 2003, 2004 |
Components: TIRES:VALVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home And Park Roadtrek 170 | 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 170 | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 190 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 190 | 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 210 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Home And Park Roadtrek 210 | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2004
10 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the tires; HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 04V600000 23 Dec 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL |
| 04V561000 24 Nov 2004 | PRO-TRAK TRAILERS, INC. |
| 04V537000 8 Nov 2004 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 04V348000 12 Jul 2004 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 04V229000 17 May 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V240000 17 May 2004 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS INC. |
| 04V088000 18 Feb 2004 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 04V043000 2 Feb 2004 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004