HOLIDAY RAMBLER MONITOR 1980: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
| Make : HOLIDAY RAMBLER | Model : MONITOR | Year : 1980 |
| Build Dates : 1979-07-01 - 1980-05-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 80V094000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1980-07-31 | Date Received by ODI: 1980-07-22 | Date Added to Database: 1980-08-14 |
| Manufacturers Involved: HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. | ||
| Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. | ||
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| Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 291 | ||
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Summary:
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES A BENDING OF THE FRAME MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE POINTS OF ATTACHMENT BETWEEN THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND VEHICLE BODY. THIS BENDING MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR STRUCTURES OF THE VEHICLE. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
DEALER WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL STEEL PLATES AT THE POINTS OF UNDERCARRIAGE ATTACHMENT, REPOSITION EXISTING SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND ADD TWO MORE WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER. |
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| Report Initiator: ODI | V Report | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAILERS, FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL '32, 34, 36, AND 40 FOOTMODELS'.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE TOWING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE MAY BEAFFECTED DUE TO REDUCED CLEARANCES BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEGROUND SURFACE AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: MANUFACTURER ADVISES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED PRIOR TOINSPECTION AND CORRECTION OF THE DEFECT. |
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