NHTSA campaign 05V250000 · Western campaign CSAR 1056

Western Recall 05V-250: MODULE FAILURE

NHTSA recall 05V250000 (Western campaign CSAR 1056) was reported by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC. on June 2, 2005, with 89 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Alpine Coach and Western Avalanche for model years 1998, 2005–2006. Owners were notified on June 28, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V250000 (also written 05V-250 or 05V250)
Filed by
WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.
Western campaign number
CSAR 1056
Report received
Potentially affected
89 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V250000. 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.

Western

  • Western Alpine Coach

    • 1998 · Vehicles built February 16, 2004 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built February 16, 2004 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
  • Western Avalanche

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 16, 2004 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Western recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V250000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VANSCO VMM 2820 MODULES, THE MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF ALL OPERATIONAL FUNCTION.

Safety consequence

A FAILURE OF THE MODULE WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE OPERATION. SHOULD THIS OCCUR WHILE THE COACH IS BEING DRIVEN, THE COACH WOULD HAVE TO BE COASTED TO A STOP WITHOUT POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AT 1-509-853-2940.

Notes

WESTERN RECALL NO. CSAR-1056.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V250000

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.