The defect
THE MOTORHOMES HAVE POOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND ARE SUBJECT TO INSTABILITY DUE TO IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. ALSO, THE CHASSIS WAS NOT CERTIFIED BY A CHASSIS MANUFACTURER.
The risk
POOR HANDLING AND INSTABILITY CAN RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS AND OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS. DEALERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE, SELL, OR DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLES. OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, AND ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mallard Baja | 1992 |
| Mallard Europa | 1992 |
| Mallard Sprint | 1992 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Baja | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Mallard Europa | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Mallard Sprint | 1992 | 1 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1992
11 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the structure; MALLARD COACH CORP. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 92V178000 4 Dec 1992 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 92V171000 24 Nov 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 92V168000 17 Nov 1992 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 92V093000 27 Jul 1992 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 92V099000 14 Jul 1992 | HONORBUILT TRAILER, INC |
| 92V097000 7 Jul 1992 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 92V036000 17 Mar 1992 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 92V016000 11 Feb 1992 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992