The defect
COUNTRY COACH IS RECALLING 238 MY 2006-2008 AFFINITY AND MAGNA MOTOR HOMES. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAN OCCUR IN THESE MOTOR HOMES.
The risk
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAN CREATE AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FAN DRIVE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTED DRY SPLINE POWER TAKE-OFF WITH A WET SPLINE POWER TAKE-OFF AND RELOCATE THE ENGINE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE ENGINE POWER STEERING MECHANICAL DRIVE PAD. OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2008, WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT SHOULD THEY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OR A SEVERE REDUCTION IN THE ABILITY TO STEER THE MOTOR HOME THAT THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE COUNTRY COACH SERVICE CENTER. THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR THIS RECALL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID-NOVEMBER 2008, AT WHICH TIME THE OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO BRING IN THEIR VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COUNTRY COACH AT 1-800-547-8015.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Country Coach Affinity | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Country Coach Magna | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Coach Affinity | 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| Country Coach Affinity | 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| Country Coach Affinity | 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| Country Coach Magna | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Country Coach Magna | 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| Country Coach Magna | 2008 | 2 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 2008
62 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the steering; COUNTRY COACH INC filed 64 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