HOME AND PARK ROADTREK 1993: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 93V026000

Make Model Year
HOME AND PARK ROADTREK 1993
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1993-03-29 1993-03-02 1993-03-16

Production Dates: 1990-12-01 - 1993-02-01

Manufacturers Involved: Erwin Hymer Group North America, Inc.

Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 969

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE, LOCATED AT THE REAR ROADSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAN EMIT HOT EXHAUST GASES FROM A DAMAGED, WORN, DEFECTIVE, OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED EXHAUST PIPE, MELTING THE ADJACENT POLYETHYLENE STORAGE TRUNK.

Consequence

THE DAMAGED STORAGE TRUNK ALLOWS GENERATOR AND/OR VEHICLEEXHAUST GASES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A HAZARD TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

Remedy

REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPES, REPAIR HOLES IN THE POLYETHYLENE STORAGE TRUNK, AND INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPE AND THE STORAGE TRUNK.

Notes

SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; GENERATOR EXHAUST ASSEMBLY.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CAMPER VANS BUILT ON DODGE B250 AND B350 MAXIVANS WITHGASOLINE POWERED GENERATORS OR GENERATOR "READY" PACKAGES.