FOREST RIVER CROSS COUNTRY 1981: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
| Make : FOREST RIVER | Model : CROSS COUNTRY | Year : 1981 |
| Build Dates : 1979-11-01 - 1981-06-01 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 81V080000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 1981-07-07 | Date Received by ODI: 1981-07-01 | Date Added to Database: 1981-07-08 |
| Manufacturers Involved: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||
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| Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 351 | ||
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Summary:
A PROTECTIVE COVER WAS OMITTED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. WITHOUT THIS COVER, A BEAD CHAIN WHICH CONNECTS THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE SERVO ASSEMBLY COULD BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE LINKAGE OR OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. IF THE CHAIN BECOMES CAUGHT, IT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO LOCK OPEN. A THROTTLE ARM WAS ALSO ACCIDENTLY OMITTED FROM THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT. |
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Consequence:
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Remedy:
BOTH THE METAL COVER AND THE THROTTLE ARM WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | V Report | |
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Notes:
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; SPEED CONTROL; METAL COVER AND THROTTLE ARM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: AN OPEN THROTTLE WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO REDUCEVEHICLE SPEED. THIS FAILURE COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND COULD RESULTIN AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE SPEED CONTROL SHOULD NOT BE USED PRIOR TO INSPECTION AND REPAIR. |
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