The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 45 AMP MAGNETEK POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE.
The risk
ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Georgie BOY Cruise Master | 1998, 1999 |
| Georgie BOY Encounter | 1998, 1999 |
| Georgie BOY Maverick | 1998, 1999 |
| Georgie BOY Pursuit | 1998, 1999 |
| Georgie BOY Swinger | 1998, 1999 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgie BOY Cruise Master | 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgie BOY Cruise Master | 1999 | 3 | 6 |
| Georgie BOY Encounter | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgie BOY Encounter | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgie BOY Maverick | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgie BOY Maverick | 1999 | 2 | 3 |
| Georgie BOY Pursuit | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgie BOY Pursuit | 1999 | 2 | 3 |
| Georgie BOY Swinger | 1998 | 1 | 2 |
| Georgie BOY Swinger | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1999
24 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the electrical system; GEORGIE BOY MFG., INC. filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 99V333002 23 Nov 1999 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 99V333001 23 Nov 1999 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 99V329000 22 Nov 1999 | OVERLAND MOTOR COACH |
| 99V325000 19 Nov 1999 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V289000 26 Oct 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V282000 19 Oct 1999 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 99V234000 23 Aug 1999 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 99V181002 27 Jul 1999 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999