The defect
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
FORD IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL AND WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V-336). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-444-3311 OR NATIONAL RV AT 951-436-3000. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), AN AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT NATIONAL RV, INC. AND ITS HOLDING COMPANY, NATIONAL RV HOLDINGS, INC., HAVE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. NHTSA HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT OWNERS WHO WISH TO PURSUE CLAIMS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THEIR NATIONAL RV VEHICLES MAY FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM WITH THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE DIVISION. THE CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THIS MATTER IS 07-17941. THE PROOF OF CLAIM FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE COURT'S WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CACB.USCOURTS.GOV . ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BANKRUPTCY AND ITS PROCEEDINGS MAY ALSO BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.OMNIMGT.COM/NATIONALRV . NATIONAL RV'S PHONE NUMBER IS (951) 943-6007. INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY RECALLS ON NATIONAL RV'S PRODUCTS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV. THE NHTSA WISHES TO ADVISE OWNERS OF RECALLED PRODUCTS THAT, IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC, ALL SAFETY RECALL WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| National RV | 2001 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| National RV | 2001 | 5 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2007
9 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the vehicle speed control; NATIONAL RV, INC. filed 22 campaigns in all.
| 07V581000 14 Dec 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V362000 15 Aug 2007 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 07V347000 7 Aug 2007 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 07V336000 3 Aug 2007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 07V147000 2 Apr 2007 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 07V078000 6 Mar 2007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 07V048000 12 Feb 2007 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS |
| 07V030000 1 Feb 2007 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007