| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V154000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HOLIDAY RAMBLER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ALUMA LITE CUSTOM 35WCS |
| Model Year: |
1995 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19930801 - 19950601 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
783 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19950906 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19950906 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| Report Received Date: |
19950816 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19950821 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR OF THE UNIT DOES NOT HAVE A SPECIFIED STORAGE WEIGHT LIMITATION AND CAN THEREFORE BE LOADED BEYOND THE MANUFACTURER'S INTENTIONS. ALSO SOME UNITS WERE DESIGNED WITH A FRESH WATER TANK LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE UNIT. AS A RESULT, THESE TRAILERS EXHIBIT REDUCED STABILITY WHILE BEING TOWED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
OVERLOADING OF THE REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT ESPECIALLY WITH A FULL, REAR-MOUNTED FRESH WATER TANK, CAN CAUSE REDUCED TRAILER STABILITY AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL PLACE A LABEL ON THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM STORAGE WEIGHT CAPACITY, WILL RELOCATE THE FRESH WATER TANK ON THE AFFECTED MODELS, AND INSTALL A "HENSLEY ARROW" HITCH WHICH WILL PROVIDE A BETTER TOWING STABILITY. THE "HENSLEY ARROW" HITCH WILL NOT BE A REQUIRED PART FOR THE REMEDY ON THE 1995 ALUMA-LITE 31CFS TRAVEL TRAILER DUE TO THE UNIT'S SHORTER LENGTH. |
