| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V138000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MALLARD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
BAJA |
| Model Year: |
1992 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
|
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MALLARD COACH CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19910901 - 19920501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
31 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19930128 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19930128 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MALLARD COACH CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19920921 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920930 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
|
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
|
| Defect Summary: |
THE MOTORHOMES HAVE POOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND ARE SUBJECT TO INSTABILITY DUE TO IMPROPER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. ALSO, THE CHASSIS WAS NOT CERTIFIED BY A CHASSIS MANUFACTURER. |
| Consequence Summary: |
POOR HANDLING AND INSTABILITY CAN RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS AND OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS. DEALERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE, SELL, OR DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLES. OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, AND ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLES. |