The defect
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (GSC) is recall certain model year 2006 through 2008 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, Independence, Bounty Hunters, and Yellowstone Class A diesel pusher motor homes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from March 18, 2005, through December 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
The risk
Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
FCCC will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact GSC at 1-800-289-8787 or Daimler Trucks/FCCC at 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Gulf Stream Independence | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Gulf Stream SUN Voyager | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 Bounty Hunters | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Stream Bounty Hunters | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Crescendo | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Gulf Stream Independence | 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| Gulf Stream Independence | 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Independence | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream Independence | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Gulf Stream SUN Voyager | 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| Gulf Stream SUN Voyager | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Gulf Stream SUN Voyager | 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| Gulf Stream SUN Voyager | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Gulf Stream Yellowstone | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2012
22 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. filed 32 campaigns in all.
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| 12V387000 6 Aug 2012 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 12V371000 31 Jul 2012 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 12V363000 27 Jul 2012 | QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD |
| 12V314000 5 Jul 2012 | NAVISTAR, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012