NHTSA campaign 08V354000
Gulf Stream Recall 08V-354: STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM/FREIGHTLINER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V354000 was reported by GULF STREAM COACH, INC. on July 31, 2008, with 68 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Gulf Stream Crescendo, Gulf Stream Tour Master and Gulf Stream Yellowstone for model years 2007–2008.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V354000 (also written 08V-354 or 08V354)
- Filed by
- GULF STREAM COACH, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 68 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V354000. 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.
Gulf Stream
Gulf Stream Crescendo
Gulf Stream Tour Master
Gulf Stream Yellowstone
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V354000.
Defect description
GULF STREAM IS RECALLING 68 MY 2007-2008 CRESCENDO, TOUR MASTER AND YELLOWSTONE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE AAC FRONT AXLE STEERING ARM BOLTS WITH A LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED WHICH MAY RESULT IN FATIGUE OR FRACTURE OF THE STEERING ARM BOLTS.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THESE BOLTS FRACTURE, THE RESULTING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
GULF STREAM IS WORKING WITH DAIMLER TRUCKS (FREIGHTLINER) TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR GULF STREAM AT 1-574-773-7761.
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 08V354000
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.