NHTSA campaign 04V259000
Country Coach Recall 04V-259: COUNTRY COACH/HOLLAND USA/STEERING GEAR PLATE
NHTSA recall 04V259000 was reported by COUNTRY COACH INC on June 7, 2004, with 527 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Country Coach Allure, Country Coach Inspire and Country Coach Intrigue for model years 2004–2005.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V259000 (also written 04V-259 or 04V259)
- Filed by
- COUNTRY COACH INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 527 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V259000. 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 Allure
Country Coach Inspire
Country Coach Intrigue
- 2004 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – May 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V259000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH AN INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION (IFS) GEN II BUILT BY HOLLAND USA, THE GEAR PLATE SUPPORT GUSSETS WERE REMOVED. THIS CAN ALLOW THE PLATE TO FLEX DURING A STATIC STEER CONDITION.
Safety consequence
THE FLEXING MAY RESULT IN STRESS CRACKING WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
HOLLAND USA IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. A BOLT-ON STRENGTHENING OF THE STEERING GEAR PLATE WITH U-BOLTS CONNECTING THE CROSS MEMBER TO EACH SIDE OF THE GEAR PLATE AT THE REAR PLUS A TUBE SUPPORT IN THE FRONT WITH J-BOLTS TO THE GEAR PLATE WILL BE INSTALLED. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HOLLAND USA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-396-6501 FOR INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE FREE OF CHARGE.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO 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 04V259000
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.