| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
79V122000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
COACHMEN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MODELAY |
| Model Year: |
1979 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE:LPG SYSTEMS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19771101 - 19790401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
659 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19790727 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19790727 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HIGH COUNTRY ALUMINUM PRODUCTS. LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
19790522 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
DUE TO A POOR WELD BETWEEN THE BURNER TUBE AND THE SUPPORT BRACKET, THE PROPANE BURNER ASSEMBLY MAY LEAK LIQUID PROPANE GAS INTO THE LIVING AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE RANGE KNOB IS IN THE "ON" POSITION, EVEN THOUGH THE BURNER TUBE REMAINS ATTACHED TO THE SUPPORT BRACKET. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
SUSPECT BURNERS WILL BE REPLACED WITH BURNERS THAT HAVE BEEN 100% TESTED, WITHOUT CHARGE. |