NHTSA campaign 04V198000
Country Coach Recall 04V-198: COUNTRY COACH/FMVSS 120/INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURES
NHTSA recall 04V198000 was reported by COUNTRY COACH INC on April 26, 2004, with 50 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Country Coach Inspire for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on April 30, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V198000 (also written 04V-198 or 04V198)
- Filed by
- COUNTRY COACH INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 50 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V198000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Country Coach
Country Coach Inspire
- 2004 · Vehicles built October 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V198000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THE FRONT TIRES COLD INFLATION PRESSURES ARE INCORRECT. THE CORRECT COLD TIRE PRESSURE SHOULD BE 120 PSI THAT WILL SUPPORT 13,220 POUNDS.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR OR TIRE FAILURE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR OR TIRE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE NEW TIRE LABELS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 30, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT COUNTRY COACH AT 1-800-547-8015.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V198000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.