TRAVELMASTER: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	91V059000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	COACHMEN
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	TRAVELMASTER
Model Year:	1986
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	COACHMEN RV COMPANY
Manufacturered:	19840501 - 19860301
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	967
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19910924
Recall Initiated By:	19910924
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report Received Date:	19910412
Record Creation Date:	19910422
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	REAR AXLE BEARINGS MAY FAIL DUE TO A BENDING MOMENT CREATED BY THE AFTERMARKET DUAL REAR WHEELS FROM A VARIETY OF FACTORS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN OVERLOADED. FAILURE OF THE BEARINGS CREATE STRESSES ON THE REAR AXLE, RESULTING IN THE BREAKAGE OF THE AXLE.
Consequence Summary:	A BROKEN AXLE WILL CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DUAL REARWHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTORHOME, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT AN ACCIDENT.
Corrective Summary:	REPLACE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WITH FULL-FLOATING REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES. ALSO, LITERATURE WILL BE CIRCULATED CAUTIONING VEHICLE OWNERS NOT TO OVERLOAD THE MICRO-MINI MOTORHOMES.

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