DASH LIGHT INDICATOR FOR "AIRBAG" CAME ON AND FLASHED ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. WHEN THE DODGE/CHRYSLER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS A WIRING FAULT THAT WAS A RESULT OF THE VAN COVERSION DONE BY HOME & PARK. ACCORDING TO GENE'S CHRYSLER, FAIRBANKS AK: "THE VEHICLE CAME WITH AN ACTIVE CODE FOR PASSENGER SEAT BE…
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DASH LIGHT INDICATOR FOR "AIRBAG" CAME ON AND FLASHED ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. WHEN THE DODGE/CHRYSLER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS A WIRING FAULT THAT WAS A RESULT OF THE VAN COVERSION DONE BY HOME & PARK. ACCORDING TO GENE'S CHRYSLER, FAIRBANKS AK: "THE VEHICLE CAME WITH AN ACTIVE CODE FOR PASSENGER SEAT BEELT TENSIONER RESISTANCE TOO HIGH. TRACE AND REPAIR WIRES FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. FOUND THE AFTERMARKET CONVERSION WITING HARNESS TO BE CONTACTING AN OVERHEAD CONVERSION SCREW, ALSO - THE WIRES THAT WERE USED FOR THE CONVERSION BY HOME & PARK WERE NOT THE PROPER GUAGE AND WERE NOT A TWISTED PAIR AS REQUIRED BY SPECS.
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER BRACKET CAN FATIGUE AND LEAD TO FRACTURE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE BRACKET BREAKS, CONTINUOUS VIBRATION MAY CAUSE THE CARRIER TO SLOWLY SLIDE OUT OF THE TRAILER HITCH CROSSTUBE AND FALL ON THE ROAD, WHICH COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER BRACKET BY WELDING IT TO THE TRAILER HITCH CROSSTUBE, ELIMINATING ALL VIBRATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HOME AND PARK AT 1-888-762-3873.
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