The defect
REAR AXLE BRAKE TUBE FLARE WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED, A SINGLE FLARE TYPE INSTEAD OF A DOUBLE FLARE TYPE WAS USED.
The risk
THE SINGLE FLARE MAY FAIL AFTER EXTENDED USE; THISFAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE REAR AXLE BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE DOUBLE FLARE TUBE WILL BE INSTALLED TO REPLACE THE SINGLE FLARE TUBE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Itasca ICN27RT | 1989 |
| Winnebago WCN27RT | 1989 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca ICN27RT | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Winnebago WCN27RT | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1989
23 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; WINNEBAGO IND., INC. filed 35 campaigns in all.
| 89V235000 26 Dec 1989 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 89V227000 18 Dec 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 89V224000 11 Dec 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V223000 11 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V221000 8 Dec 1989 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 89V213000 5 Dec 1989 | DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC. |
| 89V209000 29 Nov 1989 | MARMON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V206000 21 Nov 1989 | SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989