NHTSA campaign 08V040000
Double Tree Recall 08V-040: BRAKE ACTUATOR/ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY
NHTSA recall 08V040000 was reported by DOUBLETREE RV on January 28, 2008, with 359 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Double Tree Elite, Double Tree Mobile Suite and Double Tree Select Suite for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on February 2, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V040000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V040000 (also written 08V-040 or 08V040)
- Filed by
- DOUBLETREE RV
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 359 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V040000. 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.
Double Tree
Double Tree Elite
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 19, 2006 – March 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Double Tree Mobile Suite
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 19, 2006 – March 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Double Tree Select Suite
- 2007 · Vehicles built July 19, 2006 – March 12, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V040000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A DISC BRAKE SYSTEM PRODUCED BY ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY. ACTIBRAKE ACTUATORS INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES, OVER TIME, MAY OVERHEAT, DAMAGING THE BRAKING SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CREATE A FIRE OR LOSS OF BRAKING POWER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DOUBLETREE IS WORKING WITH ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 08E007). THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOUBLETREE AT 1-260-562-1075.
Notes
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 08V040000
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.