| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
81V078000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
COACHMEN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CITATION |
| Model Year: |
1981 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19800801 - 19810501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
314 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19810703 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19810703 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HIGH COUNTRY ALUMINUM PRODUCTS. LLC |
| Report Received Date: |
19810626 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19810702 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
A PROTECTIVE METAL 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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
BOTH THE METAL COVER AND THE THROTTLE ARM WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. |