1997 GULF STREAM SUN VOYAGER Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 98V283000 on 11/09/1998
- Component:
- Trailer hitches
- Affected:
- 322
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: motor homes built on spartan chassis. welds have cracked on the frame plate where the hitch tube was welded on each side of the frame.
- Consequence:
- In the event the welds would fail, the hitch and the tow vehicle could be separated from the motor home, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect these welds and, if necessary, reweld the hitch to the frame plate.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began october 30, 1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact gulf stream at 1-800-264-5003.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 07V136000 on 03/22/2007
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1997 - 08/30/2003
- Affected:
- 38,767
- Defect:
- Certain motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, 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:
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Correction:
- Gulf stream will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). 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 you in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. the recall began on june 28, 2007. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.
- Notes:
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
1997 GULF STREAM SUN VOYAGER TSB
- Bulletin:
- 031198
- Component:
- 162000 structure:body
- Summary:
- Gulf stream coach has reported some instances where the welds have cracked on the frame plate where the hitch tube was welded to the frame plate on each side of the frame. *tt
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