The defect
GULF STREAM IS RECALLING 68 MY 2007-2008 CRESCENDO, TOUR MASTER AND YELLOWSTONE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE AAC FRONT AXLE STEERING ARM BOLTS WITH A LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH MAY RESULT IN FATIGUE OR FRACTURE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS.
The risk
SHOULD THESE BOLTS FRACTURE, THE RESULTING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
The remedy
GULF STREAM IS WORKING WITH DAIMLER TRUCKS (FREIGHTLINER) TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2007, 2008 |
| Gulf Stream Tourmaster | 2007, 2008 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2007, 2008 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD 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 Crescendo | 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Tourmaster | 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Tourmaster | 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
Other steering recalls in 2008
62 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the steering; GULF STREAM COACH, INC. filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 08V682000 19 Dec 2008 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 08V610000 24 Nov 2008 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 08V616000 24 Nov 2008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 08V578000 3 Nov 2008 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 08V577000 3 Nov 2008 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 08V571000 29 Oct 2008 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 08V566000 28 Oct 2008 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 08V575000 24 Oct 2008 | TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008