PURCHASED A GULFSTREAM CLASS A MOTOR HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. DROVE FROM DEALERSHIP TO HOME ( 85 MILES) ABS LIGHT CAME ON.CALLED DEALER THEY SAID LOOK FOR FUSE OR HIT BRAKES AT ABOUT 50 MPH. NEVER FOUND FUSE, TOOK MH TO STORAGE LOT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN PICKED UP FOR SHIP TO GULF SHORES AL. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON INITIALLY …
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PURCHASED A GULFSTREAM CLASS A MOTOR HOME WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. DROVE FROM DEALERSHIP TO HOME ( 85 MILES) ABS LIGHT CAME ON.CALLED DEALER THEY SAID LOOK FOR FUSE OR HIT BRAKES AT ABOUT 50 MPH. NEVER FOUND FUSE, TOOK MH TO STORAGE LOT FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN PICKED UP FOR SHIP TO GULF SHORES AL. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON INITIALLY BUT CAME ON DURING TRIP AFTER LEAVING INTERSTATE AND HEADING SOUTH THROUGH A SERIES OF STOP LIGHTS. AT 4TH LIGHT THE COACH WENT ABOUT 10 FT INTO INTERSECTION. PEOPLE IN TRUCK NEXT TO ME WERE WAVING AND HOLLERED "SOMETHING IS SMOKING". TWO LIGHTS LATER A BRAKE FAILURE NOTICE CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAND TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE COACH. LIMPED ABOUT ONE MILE TO CAMPGROUND WHILE USING THE EMERGENCY BAKE AND PARKED THE COACH. THIS WAS THANKSGIVING EVE. THE CAMPER OWNER NEXT TO ME CAME OVER AND STATED HE HEARD US TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ASKED IF WE HAD A WORKHORSE CHASSIS? ADVISED HIM WE DID, HE SAID WELCOME TO THE CLUB. ABOUT 40,000 OF THESE ARE UNDER GOVERNMENT RECALL. THIS OWNER GAVE US NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS, WE ENDED UP CALLING WORKHORSE AND HAVING THE COACH TOWED TO THEIR AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPLACED ALL 4 CALIPERS, PLUS BRAKE PADS,SENSORS,SEALS,PADS, AND MACHINED ROTORS. AFTER THIS FIX,DROVE THE COACH HOME ABOUT 55 MILES, AND HAD SOME SMELL, BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON. MH WAS AT OUR HOUSE FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS THEN WHEN STARTING IT TO TAKE IT TO STORAGE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE STORAGE LOT THE CHECK ABS LIGHT WAS ON. CALLED REPAIR COMPANY WHO STATED BRING IT BACK WE WILL FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE MOTORHOME ADVISED IT WAS A DEMO, USED BY THE OWNER. NEVER DISCUSSED ANY BRAKE PROBLEM ISSUES, AND DID NOT ADVISE US ABOUT THE RECALL NOTICE ISSUED IN MAY 2009. WE PURCHASED MH ON OCT. 20, 2009. LATER FOUND OUT THAT MH. HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SOLD AND RETURNED AND IN FACT WAS NOT A DEMO. DEALERSHIP LIED ABOUT THE VEHICLE AND STATED "A GUY TRIED TO BUY ,BUT IT NEVER LEFT THE LOT. *TR
Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (GSC) is recall certain model year 2006 through 2008 Crescendo, Sun Voyager, Independence, Bounty Hunters, and Yellowstone Class A diesel pusher motor homes built on Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) from March 18, 2005, through December 2009. These motorhomes chassis are equipped with Bosch hydraulic disc brakes which, when exposed to long periods of time of non-driving, may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Reduced brake performance increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: FCCC will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed by DTNA on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact GSC at 1-800-289-8787 or Daimler Trucks/FCCC at 1-800-547-0712.
GULF STREAM IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Remedy: GULF STREAM IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 23, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.
GULF STREAM IS RECALLING 15 MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH AXLES THAT INCLUDE BOSCH ZOPS OR ZOHT PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES. WHEN COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL OR SEASONAL VEHICLE OPERATION MAY EXPERIENCE CALIPERS STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION. THIS CAN RESULT IN ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT THE WHEEL END CAUSING BRAKE DRAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE DRIVER WOULD NORMALLY DETECT THE BRAKE DRAG BUT IF UNDETECTED THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE AT THE WHEEL END CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOFT PEDAL CONDITIONS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID BOIL, AND POSSIBLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE REMEDY AND OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN PLEASE SEE 09V-110. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731
GULF STREAM IS RECALLING 26,847 MY 2003-2006 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: GULF STREAM IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE SPLINE CAN STRIP WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS STEERING CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06V148). THEY WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-294-6773 OR GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.
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