The defect
MOTOR HOMES WERE BUILT WITH CLEAR PLASTIC LENSES AND BULBS IN THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS INSTEAD OF AMBER COLORED, WHICH IS IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 108-LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: AMBER COLOR SIGNALS INDICATE A WARNING TO OTHER MOTORISTS, HOWEVER A CLEAR/WHITE SIGNAL MAY NOT BE TAKEN AS A WARNING SIGNAL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INVENTORY OF THESE MOTOR HOMES HELD BY MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY REPLACING LENSES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Monitor | 1986 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Monitor | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1986
11 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the exterior lighting; HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 86V164000 15 Dec 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V155000 20 Nov 1986 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 86V151000 10 Nov 1986 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 86V136000 10 Oct 1986 | INTL AUTOMOTIVE PERF.INC |
| 86V131000 19 Sept 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V075000 2 Jun 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V065000 21 May 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V062000 13 May 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986