| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V130000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CHAMPION |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CTS |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19861101 - 19900701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1128 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19900913 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19900913 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CHAMPION MOTOR COACH, INC |
| Report Received Date: |
19900727 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900731 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
DUE TO OVERPRESSURIZED FUEL SYSTEM AND CLOSED EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM, THERE MAY BE EXCESSIVE HYDROCARBON IGNITION IN EXHAUST STAGE OF ENGINE OPERATION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CAN RESULT IN FIRES FROM BURNED THROUGH MUFFLERS,DEGRADATION OF HOSES, OR LIQUID OR EXCESSIVE VAPOR RELEASE FROM EMISSIONCANISTERS. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE FUEL TANK FILLER CAP WITH HIGH FLOW, TWO-STAGE RETENTION CAPS; REPLACE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HEATER HOSES WITH HIGH-TEMP NOMEX HOSES; PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN COACH BODIES AND MUFFLER; AND PROVIDE DECALS FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE FUEL SYSTEM ADVISING USERS NOT TO COMPLETELY FILL THEIR FUEL TANKS. |
