The defect
SPRING IS NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE BUNK WHICH IS INSTALLED ABOVE THE DRIVER/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
MIDAS WILL SEND A KIT CONTAINING VINYL STRAPS AND SNAPS TO THE OWNER. OWNER SHOULD TAKE THE KIT AND MOTORHOME TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BUNK PROPERLY SECURED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Midas 300-1 | 1983 |
| Midas | 1983 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midas 300-1 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Midas | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1983
6 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the equipment; COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 83V104000 5 Oct 1983 | MARINA MOBILE INC. |
| 83V099000 26 Sept 1983 | COSMOPOLITAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 83V098000 26 Sept 1983 | HERDAN CORPORATION |
| 83V086000 6 Sept 1983 | R&R CUSTOM COACHWORKS,INC |
| 83V078000 24 Aug 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983