COUNTRY COACH RHASPODY 2007: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 09V439000

Make Model Year
COUNTRY COACH RHASPODY 2007
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2009-05-05 2009-11-09 2009-11-09

Production Dates: 2006-04-01 - 2008-03-31

Manufacturers Involved: COUNTRY COACH INC

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 10

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

COUNTRY COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 AND 2008 MOTORHOMES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 2006 AND MARCH 2008, EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINES. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION "VVA" OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.

Consequence

AN OIL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

COUNTRY COACH IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THE ENGINES. THE FREE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED BY CATERPILLAR. PLEASE SEE CATERPILLAR'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 09E-020. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 23, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR COUNTRY COACH AT 1-541-998-3720.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO 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 .