NHTSA campaign 95V169000
Cobra and Rockwood Recall 95V-169: Electrical System — Wiring
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 95V169000 was reported by COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. on August 30, 1995, with 43,330 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Cobra Corsica, Cobra Lumina, Cobra Salem and more for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V169000 (also written 95V-169 or 95V169)
- Filed by
- COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 43,330 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V169000. 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.
Cobra
Cobra Corsica
Cobra Lumina
Cobra Salem
Cobra Sandpiper
Cobra Scottsdale
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1987 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Cobra Sierra
Cobra Sunrise
Rockwood
Rockwood Lumina
Rockwood Prestige
Rockwood Royale
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1987 – August 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Rockwood Wildwood
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V169000.
Defect description
THE CHASSIS HARNESS IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER OR IS IMPROPERLY ROUTED OVER THE AXLE.
Safety consequence
THE WIRING CAN BE PINCHED OR CUT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND AXLE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OF THE TRAILER OR FIFTH WHEEL.
Manufacturer remedy
COBRA INDUSTRIES HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO TIGHTEN THE SLACK IN THE CHASSIS WIRE HARNESS AND SECURE THEM TO THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER WITH A SINGLE EYE WIRE LOOP.
Notes
SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; WIRING.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS BUILT IN INDIANA.NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT COBRA AT 1-219-534-1418. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V169000
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.