| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
93V062000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GULF STREAM |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FRIENDSHIP |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
GULF STREAM COACH INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19880801 - 19900401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
167 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19930405 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19930405 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
GULF STREAM COACH, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19930420 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19930428 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE WIRE USED TO POWER THE ELECTRONIC MEMORY ON A RADIO INSTALLED IN THE REAR OF THE MOTORHOME WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED DIRECTLY TO THE HOT SIDE OF THE BATTERY DISCONNECT SOLENOID, AND HAS NO FUSE PROTECTION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE UNFUSED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CAN OVERLOAD AND OVERHEAT,RESULTING IN A FIRE OF THE ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL AND POSSIBLY SPREADINGFIRE AND NOXIOUS FUMES THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF THE MOTORHOME. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL A FUSE AND FUSE HOLDER TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE CIRCUIT. |