| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
02V004007 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BEAVER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PATRIOT |
| Model Year: |
2002 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
R02198 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MONACO COACH CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
20010727 - 20011016 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
232 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20020930 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20020930 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
20020409 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20020424 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE PEDALS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-344-6332 OR WILLIAMS CONTROL AT 1-503-684-8600. |