SPORTSCOACH: SPORTSCOACH: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 81V080000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | SPORTSCOACH |
| Model Year: | 1982 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Manufacturered: | 19791101 - 19810601 |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 351 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 19810707 |
| Recall Initiated By: | MFR |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 19810701 |
| Record Creation Date: | 19810708 |
Defect 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.
Corrective Summary:
BOTH THE METAL COVER AND THE THROTTLE ARM WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
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.