The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 20 LB. LPG CYLINDERS SUPPLIED BY MANCHESTER TANK. THESE CYLINDERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN OVERFILL PROTECTION. THE OVERFILL PROTECTION DEVICE MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
The risk
IF A CYLINDER IS OVERFILLED, AND SOME OF THE GAS LEAKS OUT, THE VAPORS COULD IGNITE IF THERE WAS A SOURCE OF IGNITION PRESENT.
The remedy
MANCHESTER TANK IS PERFORMING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS RECALL. MANCHESTER WILL REPLACE THESE LPG CYLINDERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Trailer | 1998 |
| Shasta | 1998 |
| Viking | 1998 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Trailer | 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| Shasta | 1998 | 5 | 2 |
| Viking | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
Other fuel system, other recalls in 1998
9 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the fuel system, other; COACHMEN RV COMPANY filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 98V310000 7 Dec 1998 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY |
| 98V298000 19 Nov 1998 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 98V213000 4 Sept 1998 | DAMON CORPORATION |
| 98V110000 21 May 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V010004 4 Feb 1998 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. |
| 98V010003 4 Feb 1998 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 98V015000 26 Jan 1998 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V010002 13 Jan 1998 | SKYLINE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998