| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
98V240002 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
COACHMEN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
STARFLYTE |
| Model Year: |
1998 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COACHMEN RV COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19980319 - 19981022 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
215 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19981001 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990111 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 45 AMP MAGNETEK POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS. |