BEFORE LEAVING SAN ANTONIO, TX FOR OUR APPOINTMENT WITH HOLIDAY WORLD OF HOUSTON, WE DISCOVERED A BULDGE IN THE CURB SIDE REAR TIRE. WE MOUNTED THE NEW SPARE (PURCHASED FROM RHONE'S IN SEPT.). AFTER ARRINING AT HOLIDAY WORLD IN HOUSTON, WE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED 3 NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON 15" LOAD RANGE "D" TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIR…
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BEFORE LEAVING SAN ANTONIO, TX FOR OUR APPOINTMENT WITH HOLIDAY WORLD OF HOUSTON, WE DISCOVERED A BULDGE IN THE CURB SIDE REAR TIRE. WE MOUNTED THE NEW SPARE (PURCHASED FROM RHONE'S IN SEPT.). AFTER ARRINING AT HOLIDAY WORLD IN HOUSTON, WE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED 3 NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON 15" LOAD RANGE "D" TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NHTSA ODI #702029
Mileage unknown · Jan 8, 1999
Tires
REAR CURB SIDE TIRE BLOW-OUT ON US RT15, WILLIAMSPORT, PA DAMAGING FENDER. CALLED RHONE'S FOR ROAD SEVICE. THEY CHANGED TIRE AND WE RETURNED TO THEIR SHOP WHERE WE PURCHASED A NEW SPARE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
NHTSA ODI #702026
Mileage unknown · Jan 8, 1999
Tires
TIRE FAILURE: DURING TIRE ROTATION, WE FOUND A DEEP GOUGE ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALL, CURBSIDE REAR. GOUGING WAS CAUSED BY THE SHOCK BOLT HAVING NOT BEEN REMOVED AFTER INSTALLATION. CUT OFF ALL SHOCK BOLTS, MOUNTED SPARE TIRE AND RETURNED GOUGED TIRE TO RHONE'S FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABEL INCORRECTLY STATES THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) CAUSING THE LOAD RATINGS FOR THE TIRES AND TIRE PRESSURES TO BE WRONG. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: INCORRECT TIRES AND TIRE INFLATION CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: OWNERS WILL SENT REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATION LABELS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING THEM. IF THEY PREFER, OWNERS CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS REPLACE THESE LABELS FOR THEM.
THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR OF THE UNIT DOES NOT HAVE A SPECIFIED STORAGE WEIGHT LIMITATION AND CAN THEREFORE BE LOADED BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER'S INTENTIONS. ALSO SOME UNITS WERE DESIGNED WITH A FRESH WATER TANK LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE UNIT. AS A RESULT, THESE TRAILERS EXHIBIT REDUCED STABILITY WHILE BEING TOWED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: OVERLOADING OF THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT ESPECIALLY WITH A FULL, REAR-MOUNTED FRESH WATER TANK, CAN CAUSE REDUCED TRAILER STABILITY AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL PLACE A LABEL ON THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM STORAGE WEIGHT CAPACITY, WILL RELOCATE THE FRESH WATER TANK ON THE AFFECTED MODELS, AND INSTALL A "HENSLEY ARROW" HITCH WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BETTER TOWING STABILITY. THE "HENSLEY ARROW" HITCH WILL NOT BE A REQUIRED PART FOR THE REMEDY ON THE 1995 ALUMA-LITE 31CFS TRAVEL TRAILER DUE TO THE UNIT'S SHORTER LENGTH.
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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL STRAIGHTEN OUT THE LATCH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LENGTH REQUIRED TO ENSURE POSITIVE CONTACT TO SECURE THE ENGINE COVER.
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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE AIR LINE RUPTURES, THE MANUALPARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL ENGAGE, ABRUPTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE RETAINING BOLTS AND NUTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT, WHICH PROVIDES THE CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX, MAY CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT TO SEPARATE AT EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER CONNECTION OF THE SHAFT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN SLIP SHAFT AT EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER CONNECTION OF THE SHAFT RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: INSPECT AND RETORQUE THE SLIP SHAFT RETAINING BOLTS AND NUTS. HOWEVER, IF, AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE BOLTS AND NUTS ARE FOUND TO BE LOOSE OR OVERTORQUED, NEW BOLTS AND NUTS WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROPERLY TORQUED.
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