The defect
HIGH TEMPERATURES PRODUCED BY THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE CAN RESULT IN HEAT DISTORTION AND SUBSEQUENT RUPTURE OF THE AIR LINES. A RUPTURE WOULD CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AIR PRESSURE GAUGES AND/OR ENGAGEMENT OF THE MANUAL PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE.
The risk
IF THE AIR LINE RUPTURES, THE MANUALPARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL ENGAGE, ABRUPTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1993, 1994 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1993, 1994 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1993 | 1 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1994 | 12 | 5 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1993 | 1 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1994 | 5 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1994
6 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the parking brake; HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 94V232000 22 Nov 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V169002 31 Oct 1994 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 94V183000 27 Sept 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V163000 16 Sept 1994 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 94V169001 7 Sept 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994