NHTSA campaign 08V119000

Country Coach Recall 08V-119: SIDE MARKER LIGHTS/FMVSS 108

NHTSA recall 08V119000 was reported by COUNTRY COACH INC on March 13, 2008, with 1,228 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Country Coach Affinity, Country Coach Intrigue and Country Coach Magna for model years 2004–2008. Owners were notified on June 17, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V119000 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
08V119000 (also written 08V-119 or 08V119)
Filed by
COUNTRY COACH INC
Report received
Potentially affected
1,228 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Exterior Lighting
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 108

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V119000. 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 Affinity

    • 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2003 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built February 28, 2004 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built March 1, 2005 – February 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built February 1, 2006 – February 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – January 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
  • Country Coach Intrigue

    • 2004 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – July 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2004 – February 28, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built March 1, 2005 – February 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2007 · Vehicles built February 1, 2006 – February 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built February 1, 2007 – January 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
  • Country Coach Magna

All Country Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V119000.

Defect description

COUNTRY COACH IS RECALLING 1,228 MY 2004-2008 MAGNA, AFFINITY AND INTRIGUE MOTOR HOMES. THESE MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE SIDE MARKER LIGHTS IN THE COMBINATION HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PHOTOMETRIC VALUES SPECIFIED IN FMVSS NO. 108.

Safety consequence

INADEQUACY OF THE FRONT AND REAR SIDE MARKER LIGHTS COULD AFFECT VISIBILITY OF THE MOTOR HOME DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MARKER LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF EACH MOTOR HOME AS CLOSE AS REASONABLE TO THE FRONT AND REAR CORNERS AND WIRED INTO THE PARK LIGHT SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COUNTRY COACH AT 1-800-547-8015.

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 08V119000

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.