AIRSTREAM UNSPECIFIED 1983: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 83V124000

Make Model Year
AIRSTREAM UNSPECIFIED 1983
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1983-12-06 1983-11-25 1983-12-08

Production Dates: 1981-12-01 - 1983-11-01

Manufacturers Involved: Airstream, Inc.

Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 338

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

BRAKE LINE MAY DEVELOP A HOLE OR LEAK BY SHORTING AGAINST A BARE, LIVE ELECTRICAL LINE. THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR COULD LOSE INSULATION DUE TO MELTING BY MUFFLER HEAT.

Remedy

RECALLED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE GENERATOR STARTING LINE REPOSITIONED. PRESENTLY THE WIRE IS IN A COMMON HARNESS WITH THE BRAKE LINE AND IT RUNS TOO CLOSE TO THE MUFFLER. ALSO, BOTH THE ELECTRICAL WIRE AND THE BRAKE LINE WILL BE INSULATED.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES AND SPECIALIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES EQUIPPEDWITH GASOLINE ENGINES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; PIPE LINES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN BRAKE LINES,RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.NOTE: OWNERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE DEFECT ISCORRECTED.