The defect
THE BOTTOM SUPPORTS OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT LOCATED UNDER THE MOTORHOME WERE ONLY TACKWELDED. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE THE COMPARTMENT TO BREAK LOOSE ALLOWING THE BATTERIES TO FALL TO THE GROUND, WHICH WILL CAUSE LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REWELD BOTTOM SUPPORTS TO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Other electrical system recalls in 1977
8 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the electrical system; CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 77V226000 20 Dec 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V201000 16 Nov 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V124000 16 Aug 1977 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 77V115000 28 Jul 1977 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 77V104000 28 Jun 1977 | VESELY COMPANY |
| 77V072000 11 May 1977 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 77V041000 23 Mar 1977 | SPARTA INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977