The defect
TWO LATCHES MOUNTED ON EACH SIDE OF THE REAR ENGINE ACCESS COVER AND SECURE THE COVER WHEN THE MOTORHOME IS IN TRANSIT WERE NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY.
The risk
THE LATCHES WERE NOT CONSISTENTLY POSITIONED IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE ENGINE COVER TO OBTAIN POSITIVE CONTACT AND COULD COME LOOSE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL STRAIGHTEN OUT THE LATCH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LENGTH REQUIRED TO ENSURE POSITIVE CONTACT TO SECURE THE ENGINE COVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1994 |
| Holiday Rambler Endeavor | 1994 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 | 1994 | 12 | 5 |
| Holiday Rambler Endeavor | 1994 | 1 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1995
10 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the engine and engine cooling; HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 95V247000 28 Dec 1995 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 95V248000 28 Dec 1995 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 95V180000 22 Sept 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V178000 20 Sept 1995 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 95V157000 11 Aug 1995 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 95V105000 23 May 1995 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 95V100000 18 May 1995 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| 95V055000 21 Mar 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995